Doug Roblin, PhD

Dr. Douglas Roblin is a Senior Investigator at TCHR whose research focuses on a broad range of population-based health care issues. His principal research interests concern how organizational and financial characteristics of health care delivery systems affect patient outcomes.  Other interests include social epidemiology and evaluation of the influence of psychosocial factors on patient lifestyle, medication adherence, and health care utilization. He has over two decades' experience working as a Statistician, Health Economist, and Research Investigator in health care organizations.

Dr. Roblin is Principal Investigator on an NIDDK-funded project, "Psychosocial Effects on Patient Adherence, Allostatic Load, and Chronic Disease," and an ACS-funded project, "High Deductible Health Plans and Receipt of Cancer Prevention Services." He is the site investigator for the HMO Cancer Research Network and the HMO Cancer Communication Research Network.  Dr. Roblin is also site investigator for research studies of patient-provider communication, health literacy, patient quality of life following hospitalization, and improvements to osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment from interventions being tested in two cluster randomized trials.

Dr. Roblin serves as a manuscript reviewer for various peer-reviewed journals, including American Journal of Managed Care, Medical Care Research and Review, and Medical Care. He has served as Deputy Editor for Medical Care, was on the Editorial Committee for the Journal of Quality Improvement, and participated on the steering committee for the American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Physician Recognition Program from 1998-2004.

In addition to his position at TCHR, Dr. Roblin is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Management in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.  He holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and a MA in Anthropology from the University of Chicago.