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Melissa Gilkey, PhD

Melissa Gilkey

Melissa Gilkey, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Health Behavior
Member
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • 317 Rosenau Hall
  • CB #7440
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  • USA

Dr. Melissa B. Gilkey is an assistant professor of health behavior in the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health. With research interests in adolescent health, cancer prevention and health services research, Dr. Gilkey studies individual, interpersonal and organizational approaches to improving the delivery of adolescent vaccines, including human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

Her work includes survey research to understand barriers to vaccination, such as provider and parental hesitancy, as well as intervention research aimed at improving vaccine delivery systems. Dr. Gilkey is co-PI of a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate the AFIX (Assessment, Feedback, Incentives and eXchange) model for improving HPV vaccine coverage in primary care settings.

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Representative Courses

Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar (HPM/HBEH 765, EPID 772)

Research Activities

- Cancer prevention
- Adolescent health
- Provider behavior change
- Health services research
- Implementation science

Education

PhD, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 2011

MPH, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina, 2005

BA, English, University of North Carolina, 1998

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