Rate My Professor Elizabeth Beverly

Elizabeth Beverly, PhD, serves as the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Endowed Professor in Behavioral Diabetes and ORG Special Assistant for Research Partnerships in the Department of Primary Care at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She earned a PhD in Biobehavioral Health with a minor in Gerontology from The Pennsylvania State University in 2008, an MS in Biobehavioral Health in 2006, and a BS in Biobehavioral Health in 2003 from the same institution. Beverly completed a Diabetes Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School in 2013 and obtained a Certificate in Biostatistics from the Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center in 2012. Her research focuses on the linkages among psychosocial issues, diabetes self-care, and health outcomes, using mixed methods to explore the culture and context of diabetes care in Appalachian Ohio. She develops and implements evidence-based interventions, including patient navigation, community health workers, and peer support, to address health disparities in behavioral diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, psychosocial factors, Appalachian and rural health, social determinants of health, qualitative research, virtual reality applications, and osteopathic medical education. Beverly co-directs the Southeastern Ohio Regional Quality Improvement Hub and the Diabetes Institute Summer Interprofessional Research Experience.