Rachel Davis

Rachel Davis, PhD, is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior within the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on understanding how cultural factors influence the effectiveness of health behavior interventions and data collection through interviewer-administered surveys, particularly among Latino and African American populations.

• PhD in Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan (2008)
• Certificate from the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan (2005)
• MPH in Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002)
• BA in Political Science/Comparative Area Studies, Duke University (1992)

Dr. Davis specializes in Nutrition and related fields including Health Behavior, Cultural Epidemiology, and Health Equity. Her work emphasizes dietary behaviors and chronic disease management, integrating cultural constructs into public health research methodologies.

Contact: Email RDavis@mailbox.sc.edu, Phone 803-777-6177, Address: Columbia, South Carolina 29208.