Melvin Livingston

Melvin Livingston is a Professor in the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at Emory University. His research focuses on quasi-experimental design, public health policy, and group-randomized trials. He holds a PhD from the University of Florida.

Education: PhD in Public Health from the University of Florida.

Research Interests:

• Statistical modeling and policy analysis
• Health equity and socioeconomic policy impacts
• Community-based interventions for substance use and health disparities
• Evaluation of state-level policies on public health outcomes

Recent Work Trends: His recent articles emphasize public health policy evaluation, including studies on e-cigarette regulations, minimum wage impacts on food security, and harm reduction strategies in rural opioid crises. He frequently collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to analyze policy effects on marginalized populations.

Grants & Advising: Served as co-investigator on NIH-funded studies (NIAAA/NIDA) examining alcohol prevention in Tribal communities and 50-state policy analyses on public health outcomes. Advises on longitudinal studies of youth behavior and policy interventions.

Labs/Teams: Active in Emory’s Center for Public Health Policy and collaborates with researchers in substance use epidemiology and health equity.