Beth Meyerson, PhD

Assistant Professor
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Department of Applied Health Sciences
1025 E 7th St
PH116
Bloomington, IN
USA 47405
bmeyerso@indiana.edu

Biographical Sketch:
Since September 2011, Dr. Meyerson has been a member of the Public Health Administration faculty at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention - a collaborative of Indiana University, University of Kentucky and University of Wyoming. Dr. Meyerson joined the faculty after 13 years as President of Policy Resource Group, LLC, a policy research consultancy focused on HIV and STDs with an international portfolio. Prior to this, Dr. Meyerson served as the state AIDS/STD Director for Missouri. Dr. Meyerson’s research focuses on health system elasticity: the extent to which health systems can expand to increase access for populations facing HIV and STD health inequalities. Two systems of interest have been STD clinic practice expansion to offer cervical cancer screening and pharmacy practice expansion to include HIV testing, consultation and linkage to care. Dr. Meyerson specializes in community based participatory research (CBPR) and has worked throughout the U.S., in Kenya, Nigeria, Botswana, India and throughout the Caribbean. Dr. Meyerson has published widely in STDs and health systems. Recent publications of relevance to the topic (STDs/CC/health systems flexibility) include: Meyerson BE, Ryder PT, Von Hippel CD, Coy KC. We can do more than just sell the test: Pharmacist perspectives about over the counter rapid HIV tests. AIDS and Behavior 2013; 17(6): 2109-2113. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0427-y Meyerson BE, Ryder PT, Smith C. Achieving Pharmacy Based Public Health: Call for Public Health Engagement. Public Health Reports. 2013; 128(3): May/June. Meyerson BE, Barnes PR, Emetu RE, Bailey MM, Ohmit A. Institutional and structural barriers to HIV testing: Elements for a theoretical framework. AIDS Patient Care & STDs. (in press) Meyerson BE, Crosby RA, Van Der Pol BJ, Zimet GD. Thinking Differently About Cervical Cancer Screening in High Risk Populations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2012; 43:221-224. Meyerson BE, Gilbert LK. Show Me the Money: State Investment in STD Prevention, 2007. Journal of Public Health Management Practice 2010; 16(3), 232–239. Meyerson, BE. Program and Policy Coordination: A Shared Challenge with Miles Yet to Go. Public Health Reports, 119 2004; (1) Jan/Feb: 2-3