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Robert Alfred Hahn | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University, Harvard University, University of Washington |
| Awards | 2013 Lifetime Contribution Award for Outstanding Dedication to Excellence in Behavioral and Social Science from the CDC, 2012 Career Achievement Award from the Society for Medical Anthropology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, epidemiology |
| Institutions | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guide to Community Preventive Services |
| Thesis | Rikbakca categories of social relations : an epistemological analysis (1976) |
Robert A. Hahn (born 1945)[1] is an American medical anthropologist and epidemiologist. As of 2015, he was a coordinating scientist of systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Education
The son of German refugee parents, Hahn received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1966, his PhD in anthropology from Harvard University in 1976, and his MPH in epidemiology from the University of Washington in 1986.[2]
Career
Hahn began his career working at the CDC in 1986 and has remained there ever since.[2] While there, he helped found the Behavioral and Social Science Working Group.[3] From 1998 to 1999, he worked as a fellow in the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and in the office of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.[4] As of 2015, he was also a member of the Senior Biomedical Research Service.[2]
Research
As a coordinating scientist of systematic reviews in the CDC's Guide to Community Preventive Services, Hahn has published reviews on subjects such as excessive alcohol consumption and violence prevention, as well as interventions to promote health equity.[2][4]
Honors and awards
Hahn received the Career Achievement Award by the Society for Medical Anthropology in 2012.[2] He also received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the CDC's Behavioral and Social Science Working Group in 2013 for his work in founding the group.[3]
References
- ^ "Robert A. Hahn". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Liburd, Leandris (Winter 2015). "Health Equity Champion". Health Equity Matters. CDC. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Robert Hahn CV" (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Community Guide Staff". GCPS website. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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