Robert S. Gold, Professor

Robert Gold is an accomplished researcher and nationally known expert in the application of technology in health education and health promotion. His publications include numerous research and evaluation articles, dozens of pieces of software for organizations such as the Addiction Research Foundation and the American Cancer Society, and commercially published software and textbooks: Dr. Gold is Professor of Health Education and Director of the Public Health Informatics Research Laboratory at the University of Maryland and has served as Vice President at ORC Macro. Dr. Gold holds a Ph.D. in health education with major emphases in computer science and research design, and a Dr.P.H. in Community Health Practice with major areas of study in program evaluation and epidemiology.

Major Research Interests

Over the last 10 years, he has directed a number of SBIR and related technology development grants and contracts, including three NCI studies examining the potential for applying advanced health communications technology for cancer prevention among high risk populations. Most recently, he has worked on several technology related projects including a national surveillance system on factors affecting quality of life in communities associated with a five-year applied research project called Accelerating Community Transformation, a Prevention Science Decision Support System for The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and building a technology infrastructure for the Collaborative Center for Child Well-Being.

Courses Taught

• HLTH 760 Public Health Informatics & Communication

Current Advisees

• Doctoral
  • Koeppl, Patrick
  • Kwon, Harry
  • Saperstein, Sandra