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Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer in the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia

GRADUATE:
Tuskegee University, Alabama
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Biosciences/Epidemiology

Tuskegee University, Alabama
Degree: Master of Science in Veterinary Science/ Epidemiology

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Administration

Research Interests

• Chronic and infectious disease epidemiology
• Cancer epidemiology
• HIV/AIDS and emerging infections
• Health disparities and health equity
• Social determinants of health
• Epidemiologic modeling
• Population-based prevention research
• Data-driven approaches for improving health outcomes among underserved populations.

Publications

• Gerbi, G. B., Best, A. L., Powers, B., & Miles-Richardson, S. (2026). Socioeconomic and smoking-related disparities in lung cancer prevalence among U.S. adults: A pooled analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022鈥�2024. Preventive Medicine Reports. Pending (In Press).
• Gerbi, G. B., & Miles-Richardson, S. (2025). Demographic disparities in asthma prevalence: A focus on gender, socioeconomic status, and geographical regions in the United States. ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine, 10(2), 14鈥�21.
• Gerbi, G. B., Ivory, S., Archie-Booker, E., Claridy, M. D., & Miles-Richardson, S. (2018). Factors associated with self-reported history of depression diagnosis among cancer survivors aged 18 years and over in the United States. Psycho-Oncology.
• Gerbi, G. B., Williams, R., Bakamutumaho, B., Liu, S., Downing, R., Drobeniuc, J., Kamili, S., Xu, F., Holmberg, S. D., & Teshale, E. H. (2015). Hepatitis E as a cause of acute jaundice syndrome in Northern Uganda, 2010鈥�2012. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92(2), 411鈥�414.
• Gerbi, G. B., Habtemariam, T., Tameru, B., Nganwa, D., & Robnett, V. (2012). A quantitative risk assessment of multiple factors influencing HIV/AIDS transmission through unprotected sex among HIV-seropositive men. AIDS Care, 24(3), 331鈥�339.
• Alexander T, Miles-Richardson S, Gerbi GB (2020). The Effects of Tuberculosis and Syphilis Co-Infection on HIV Viral Load and CD4 Cell Count among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. J Infect Non-Infect Dis 5: 029.
• McKinney LP, Gerbi GB, Caplan LS, Claridy MD, Rivers BM (2020). Predictors of genetic beliefs toward cancer risk perceptions among adults in the United States: Implications for prevention or early detection. J Genet Couns.  2020; 00:1鈥�11
• Gemechu B. Gerbi and Stephanie Miles-Richardson (2019). Predictors of not always Using Seatbelts among Adults in the United States: Findings from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine. 2019; 4(1): 29-36.
• Gemechu B. Gerbi, Roxanne Williams, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Stephen Liu, Robert Downing, Jan Drobeniuc, Saleem Kamili, Fujie Xu, Scott D Holmberg, Eyasu H Teshale (2015). Hepatitis E as a Cause of Acute Jaundice Syndrome in Northern Uganda, 2010-2012.鈥� Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 92(2), pp. 411鈥�414.
• Gemechu B. Gerbi, Loralee B. Rupp, Stephen C. Ko, Anne Moorman, Scott D. Holmberg, and Fujie Xu (2014). Reported reasons for testing among hepatitis B virus infected patients, 鈥� Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS), United States, 2006鈥�2010.  Liver Int 13;34(6):e162-3.

Honors and Awards

• Teaching Legend Award (MPH Class of 2026)
• Outstanding Advisor (MPH Class of 2025)
• Outstanding Advisor (MPH Class of 2022)
• Outstanding Mentor (MPH Class of 2022)
• Outstanding Advisor (MPH Class of 2021
• Outstanding Mentor (2020 糖心vlog蜜桃 Faculty Gala)
• Distinguished Teaching (2020 糖心vlog蜜桃 Faculty Gala)
• Outstanding Mentor of the Year (2019 糖心vlog蜜桃 Faculty Gala)
• Best Embodies 糖心vlog蜜桃 Mission (2018 糖心vlog蜜桃 Faculty Gala)
• Best Research Professor (2017 糖心vlog蜜桃 Faculty Gala)
• The Reach Award (2015 糖心vlog蜜桃 Faculty Gala)
• Member, Editorial Advisory Committee for The Nation鈥檚 Health-the official newspaper of the American Public Health Association (2015-2017).
• Member, Georgia Prevention and Care Council (2015 - Present).