Experience
Lynne S. Wilcox, MD, MPH
- Thirty years in public health, including 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Consultant to private sector for public health-focused projects
- Advisor to CDC public health programs in diabetes, mental health, cancer screening, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Visiting Professor, Georgia State University, College of Health and Human Sciences, Institute of Public Health on development of public health academic programs
- Founding Editor of Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (PCD), an online, peer reviewed journal (2002-2008)
- Director of CDC Division of Reproductive Health (staff of 140 professionals and budget of $45 million) (1996-2002)
- Author of more than 70 reports and articles on chronic diseases, women’s health, and worksite heath
- Advisor for national panels for government, nonprofit, and private organizations, including the World Health Organization, Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health, March of Dimes, National Women’s Law Center, and National Committee on Quality Assurance
- Captain, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (retired). Planning Chief for USPHS Rapid Deployment Force 3 (disaster response)
Training
- M.D., Medical College of Georgia (1980)
- M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University (1987)
- Public Health Leadership, University of California at Berkeley (1998)
- Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2001)