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Robert Gibson

Professor

Robert Gibson

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Emergency Medicine

The Graduate School

College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Occupational Therapy

  • (706) 721-1005
  • (706) 721-9081
  • AF 2022

Education

  • Ph.D., Anthropology, Other University of North Carolina -, 2004

  • MS, Occupational Therapy/Therapist Boston University, 1980

  • BA, Anthropology, Other Clarion State College All Cmpu, 1975

Certifications

  • OTL GA Secretary of State, 2008

Awards & Honors

  • Elected to The Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi Phi Kappa Phi, 2016

  • Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association American Occupational Therapy Association, 2016

  • Teaching Excellence Program Award Augusta University, 2016

  • College of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Research Award 2013

  • Scholar, National Institute of Minority Health and Health disparities: Translational Health Disparities Course 2013

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • EMED 5004

    Resch in Emer Medicine

  • MEDI 5088

    Medical Scholars Program

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Short-Term Insomnia Disorder in Health Care Workers in an Academic Medical Center Before and During COVID-19: Rates and Predictive Factors, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • The need to consider social and cultural factors when reporting successful non-hospital transmission strategies for COVID 19., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A Systematic Review of Testicle Survival Time After a Torsion Event, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Increased Intracranial Pressure Damages Optic Nerve Structural Support, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Impact of mentoring relationships on nursing professional socialization, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

  • MCG, Department of Emergency Medicine, Research Committee 2014 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • MCG, Search Committee: Division Chief of Prevention Science & Outcome Research, IPPH 2014 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • MCG, Institute for Preventive and Public Health Leadership Council 2013 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • MCG, Institutional Review Board A 2012 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • MCG, Institutional Review Board Leadership Committee 2012 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • MCG, Internal Advisory Committee for Research 2010 - Present

    Role: Other

Professional Service

  • HEAL Initiative: Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management Trials Utilizing the Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network 2022 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

  • Health and Quality of Life Outcome 2022 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

  • Journal of Occupational Therapy Education 2017 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

  • Internal and Emergency Medicine Journal 2015 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

  • Journal of Sickle Cell Disease and Hemoglobinapathies 2015 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

Public Service

  • Georgia Regents University Orchestra 2006 - Present

    Role: Member

  • Columbia County Orchestra 2008 - 2010

    Role: Member

  • Alachua County Youth Orchestra 1996 - 2006

    Role: Board Member

  • Alachua County Youth Orchestra 1997 - 2000

    Role: Officer, President/Elect/Past

  • Alachua County Youth Orchestra 1996 - 1997

    Role: Officer, Vice President