Assistant Professor
IInternal Medicine and Pediatrics

2nd floor Old Hospital Bldg. Rm# 238

615-327-5904

rwhite@mmc.edu

Dr. White is currently a 3rd year scholar in Meharry's Clinical Research Education and Career Development Program. He also received a Pfizer Fellowship award in Health Literacy & Clear Health Communication in 2008 and State-level funding from the TN Department of Health's Project Diabetes in 2007 and 2008.  His research interests include the impact that Health Literacy and Numeracy have on Diabetes care among adult Latino patients as well as the prevention of childhood obesity through improving patient-provider communication about nutrition and physical activity. 

1. Cavanaugh, KL, White, RO, Rothman RL. Exploring Disease Management Programs for Diabetes Mellitus:  Proposal of a Novel Hybrid Model. Dis Manage Health Outcomes 2007;15(2):73-82
   


2. White RO, De Walt DA, Malone RM, Osborn CY, Pignone MP,
   Rothman RL. Evening the field:  Addressing Health Disparities through Diabetes Disease Management 2008 (Under review at AJMC).


3. Osborn CY, Cavanaugh K, White RO, Wallston K, Rothman RL.
   Diabetes Numeracy Mediates the Association between African American race and Poor Glycemic Control. 2008 (Submitted to Clinical Diabetes)