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Scott JN  McNabb

Professor

Research Professor

Faculty, Global Health

Jointly Appointed, Epidemiology

Prior to joining the U.S. CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) and serving the 2-year residency in New Orleans, LA, Dr. McNabb worked for the Oklahoma State Health Department. Most of his professional efforts focus on serving those in underdeveloped, underserved global settings. Promoted to Distinguished Consultant in 2005 and nominated for the 2005 CDC Charles C. Shepard Award, he completed the 2004 Senior Executive Services (SES) candidate development program and is certified by the Office of Personnel Management. From 2006 – 2008, he directed the Division of Integrated Surveillance Systems and Services, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC. Before retirement from CDC, he was Associate Director for Science; Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office; Office for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services.

Now Research Professor at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, he directed the King Abdullah Fellowship Program (http://kingabdullahfellowship.com) and was Principle Investigator of the exciting, new Africa CDC Institute for Workforce Development (https://africacdc.institute). Jointly appointed in the Hubert Department of Global Health and the Department of Epidemiology at Emory, he serves as Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the University of Georgia, School of Public Health.

Teaching GH/EPI 515 Transforming Public Health Surveillance at Emory, he directs the Research Skills Development Course (www.researchskillsdevelopment.com) and the Case Study Design and Development Course (www.casestudy.com). He teaches Transforming Public Health Surveillance at the University of Georgia, School of Public Health and Columbia University Epidemiology and Population Health Summer Institute (https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/research/episummercolumbia). He also teaches Scientific Communication for Leaders at Columbia University Epidemiology and Population Health Summer Institute (https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/research/episummercolumbia) and has mentored > 100 students through their MPH or PhD, plus 14 fellows through the CDC Public Health Prevention Specialists program. He serves on the Editorial Board, Epidemiology and Global Health and in private practice at Public Health Practice, LLC (http://www.publichealthpractice.com).

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Contact Information

127 Rhododendron Dr.

Highlands , NC 28741

Phone: 404.725.8000

Fax: Really?

Email: scottjnmcnabb@emory.edu

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Areas of Interest

  • Bioinformatics
  • Disease Surveillance
  • Evaluation
  • Global Health
  • Health Communication
  • Health Economics
  • Infectious Disease
  • Program Management
  • Public Health Leadership

Education

  • Ph.D. 1986, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center
  • M.S. 1979, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center
  • B.S 1972, University of Oklahoma

Courses Taught

  • EPI 515: Transforming P.H. Surveillance
  • GH 515: Transforming P.H. Surveillance
  • GH 592: Successful Scientific Writing

Affiliations & Activities

WHO; APHA; EMPHINET; Africa CDC

Publications