Office: University Park, HLS 571-A

Tel: 305 348-7780
Email: Richard.Palmer@fiu.edu

Education
B.S., Sociology, University of California, 1995 M.P.H., Public Health, San Diego State University, 1997
Dr.P.H., Community Health, University of Texas, 2003

Experience
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2004-2007)

Research Fellow, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health (2003-2004)

Research Associate, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health (2000-2003)

Research Fellow, Health Policy and Research Centers, University of Illinois, Chicago (1998-1999)

Lecturer, Division of Community Health Education, San Diego State University (1997-1998)

Courses
Health Behavior and Public Health, Public Health Behavior Change Theory and Practice, Survey Research Methods

Research
Primary areas of research are: (1) cancer prevention and control, (2) minority health, (3) provider-patient interaction, and (4) health promotion theory.

Interests
Independent films and landscape photography.

Quote
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” (Dr. Seuss)

Selected Publications:

1. Palmer, R.C., Midgette, L.A., & Buadoo, I.D. Colorectal cancer screening and African Americans: Findings from a qualitative study. Cancer Control (in press).

2. Palmer, R. C. & Midgette, L.A. Preventive services delivery: A role for medical assistants? Journal of Allied Health (in press).

3. Midgette, L.A. & Palmer, R.C. Qualitative assessment of preferences for colorectal cancer screening among African Americans. Cancer Detection and Prevention (in press).

4. Shah, M., Kangmin, Z, Palmer, R.C., & Wu, H. Family history of cancer and utilization of cancer screening tests in U.S. men. Preventive Medicine (in press).

5. Fletcher, R.H., Lobb, R., Bauer, M., Kemp, J.A., Palmer, R.C., Kleinman, K., Miroshnik, I, & Emmons, K. Screening patients with a family history of colorectal cancer. Annals of Internal Medicine (in press).

6. Palmer, R.C. & Schneider, E.C. (2005). Social disparities across the continuum of colorectal cancer: A systematic review. Cancer Causes and Control, 16, 55-61.

7. Palmer, R.C., Fernandez, M. E., Tortolero-Luna, G., Gonzales, A., & Mullen, P.D. (2005). Correlates of mammography screening among Hispanic women living in farmworker communities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Health Education and Behavior, 32, 488-503.

8. Palmer, R. C., Fernandez, M. E., Tortolero-Luna, G., Gonzales, A., & Mullen, P.D. (2005). Acculturation and mammography screening among Hispanic women living in farmworker communities. Cancer Control, 12, 21-27.

9. Palmer, R. C., Mayer, J. A., Eckhardt, L., Sallis, J. F., & Woodruff, S.I. (2002). Indoor tanning facility density in eighty U.S. cities. Journal of Community Health, 27, 191-202.

10. Palmer, R. C., Mayer, J. A., Eckhardt, L., & Sallis, J. F. (1998). Promoting sunscreen in a community drugstore. American Journal of Public Health, 88, 681.