Barbara Rimer

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Barbara K. Rimer is Dean Emerita and Alumni Distinguished Professor of the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina.

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Education

Rimer graduated from the University of Michigan in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in English and in 1973 with a Masters in Public Health. In 1981, she earned a DrPH in Health Education from Johns Hopkins University. [1]

Career

Rimer served as a Program Director at the National Cancer Institute from 1975-1977. She then held positions at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Duke University in cancer prevention and control. In 1992, Rimer joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina as Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Behavior. [2] From 1997 to 2002, she was Director of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute. [3] Rimer became Alumni Distinguished Professor of Health Behavior in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina in 2003. Soon after, she became Dean of the School. [4] Rimer is also an adjunct professor at Duke Cancer Institute. [2]

With respect to Rimer's national service, she was a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board from 1994 to 1997, [1] and was later the first woman to chair this board. She was Chair of the President’s Cancer Panel under two presidents, from 2011 to January 2019. Rimer has received numerous national awards and honors. She received the NIH Director's Award in 2000. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2008. She was awarded the American Cancer Society’s Medal of Honor for her cancer control research in 2013.

Rimer's research has explored multiple areas, especially motivating people to be screened for cancer and enhancing their informed decision making. She has authored more than 270 peer-reviewed publications. [1] She is co-editor of the classic text, Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice, now it its fifth edition.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH • UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health". UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Rimer, Barbara K." Duke Cancer Institute. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Barbara Rimer" (PDF). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Aflac Incorporated - Governance - Board of Directors - Person Details". investors.aflac.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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