About
Rachel Mayo is a professor of public health sciences. Her research interests include cancer prevention and control and health disparities among minority and underserved, particularly African-American and Latino populations. She has been the principal or co-investigator on more than $3 million in grants and contracts to support her work. She has also taught a wide variety of courses including the areas of women’s health, international health, epidemiology, and maternal and child health.
For more information, see her College Profile.
How their research is transforming health care
One example of how Mayo is striving to transform health care is through a focus evaluation of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. She has served as the Clemson primary investigator for a collaborative project with Prisma studying the cost, safety and efficacy of a palliative approach to treating narcotic dependent newborns. This research is now being conducted in 10 hospitals across South Carolina.
News and media related to Dr. Mayo’s research
- Helping Mothers and Children: neonatal abstinence syndrome research - Clemson News
- Out in Front of Pain - Clemson World Magazine
Health Research Expertise Keywords
Faculty Scholar, Women’s Health, Cancer Prevention and Control, Health Disparities, Latino Health, Minority Health, International Health, Cultural Competence in Health Care, Population Health
