Michael G. Smith

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EDUCATION

DrPH, Biostatistics (Focus Area: Epidemiologic and Evaluation Methods)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 

MSPH, Biostatistics
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

BS, Mathematics
Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC

RESEARCH FOCUS

Maternal and child health, reproductive health, infant mortality prevention, children and youth with special health care needs, public health disparities, development and implementation of public health surveillance systems, study design, causal inference, non-parametric statistical methods

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Ongoing:

Structural Racism and Adverse Birth Outcomes in the US South: A Multigenerational Perspective
Funder: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH R01)

Comparing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Differing Models of Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception in Central Appalachia
Funder: ETSU Research Development Committee

Evaluation of the South Carolina Choose Well Initiative
Funder: Private Foundation

Providing Evaluation Result Dissemination to Support Programmatic Sustainability (Choose Well Evaluation Supplemental Grant)
Funder: Private Foundation

Addition of a Midline Clinic-Level Survey in Support of Choose Well’s Six Year Plan (Choose Well Evaluation Supplemental Grant)
Funder: Private Foundation

Two Year Extension of the Choose Well Evaluation (Choose Well Evaluation Supplemental Grant)
Funder: Private Foundation

Completed: 

South Carolina Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fiscal Constraints and Access to Reproductive Health Services in South Carolina
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 

Three State Rare Conditions Surveillance System
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Measuring the Effects of Public/Private Transition of Pediatric Preventive Services on Unmet Need among Medicaid Eligible Children
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Mann AK, Khoury AJ, McCartt P, Smith MG, Hale NL, Beatty KE, Johnson L. Multi-level Influences on Providers’ Delivery of Contraceptive Services: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Women’s Health Reports. 2022 [accepted for publication].

Smith MG, Hale NL, Kelley S, Satterfield K, Beatty KE, Khoury AJ. South Carolina Choose Well Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy: Rationale, Implementation Design, and Evaluation Methodology. American Journal of Public Health. 2022 [accepted for publication]. 

Manalew WS, Hale NL, Leinaar E, Sen P, Smith MG, Khoury AJ. Medicaid Cost Savings from Provision of Contraception to Female Beneficiaries in South Carolina, 2012-2018. Population Health Management. 2022 [accepted for publication].

Hale N, Tatro K, Orimaye SO, Smith M, Meit M, Beatty KE, Khoury A. Changes in adolescent birth rates within Appalachian subregions and non-Appalachian counties in the United States, 2012–2018. J Appalach Health 2022;4(1):31–50.

Beatty KE, Smith MG, Khoury AJ, Ventura LM, Ariyo T, de Jong J, Surles K, Rahman A, Slawson D. Telehealth for Contraceptive Care During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic at Local Health Departments in 2 US States: A Mixed-Methods Approach. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 May-Jun 01;28(3):299-308.

Ventura LM, Beatty KE, Khoury AJ, Smith MG, Ariyo O, Slawson DL, Weber AJ. Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers During the South Carolina Choose Well Initiative: A Qualitative Analysis of Staff Perceptions and Experiences. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2021 Dec 15;2(1):608-620. 

Hale N, Manalew WS, Leinaar E, Smith M, Sen B, Sharma P, Khoury A. Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women Enrolled in South Carolina Medicaid Programs. Matern Child Health J. 2021 Dec;25(12):1960-1971. 

Soelaeman RH, Smith MG, Sahay K, Tilford JM, Goodenough D, Paramsothy P, Ouyang L, Oleszek J, Grosse SD. Labor market participation and productivity costs for female caregivers of minor male children with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. Muscle and Nerve. 2021;64(6):717-725.

Soim A, Wallace B, Whitehead N, Smith MG, Mann J, Thomas S, Ciafaloni E. Health profile of preterm males with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Child Neurology. 2021;36(12):1095-1102.

Okwori G, Smith MG, Beatty K, Khoury A, Ventura L, Hale N. Geographic differences in contraception provision and utilization among federally funded family planning clinics in South Carolina and Alabama. Journal of Rural Health. 2021 [epub ahead of print].

Ariyo O, Khoury AJ, Smith MG, Leinaar E, Odebunmi OO, Slawson DL, Hale NL. From training to implementation: improving contraceptive practices in South Carolina. Contraception. 2021;104(2):155-158. 

Beatty KE, Smith MG, Khoury AJ, Zheng S, Ventura LM, Okwori G. Accessibility of federally funded family planning services in South Carolina and Alabama. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2021;22: 101343.

Orimaye SO, Hale N, Leinaar E, Smith MG, Khoury A. Adolescent birth rates and rural-urban differences by levels of deprivation and health professional shortage areas in the United States, 2017-2018. American Journal of Public Health. 2021;111:136-144.

Hale N, Smith MG, Baker K, Khoury A. Contraceptive use patterns among women of reproductive age in two Southeastern states. Women’s Health Issues. 2020:30(6):436-445.

Fleischer NL, Abshire C, Margerison CE, Nitcheva D, Smith MG. The South Carolina multigenerational linked birth dataset: developing social mobility measures across generations to understand racial/ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes in the US South. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10995-018-02695-z. [Epub ahead of print].

Hale N, Beatty KE, Smith M. The intersection of residence, community vulnerability, and premature mortality. Journal of Rural Health. 2018. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12318. [Epub ahead of print].

Soim A, Smith MG, Kwon JM, Mann JR, Thomas S, Ciafaloni E, and the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet). Is there a delay in diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy among preterm-born makes? Journal of Child Neurology. 2018:33(8):537-545.

Hale NL, Smith M, Khoury AJ. Use of highly effective reversible contraception in Title X clinics: variation by selected state characteristics. Women’s Health Issues. 2018:28(4). [Selected as Editor’s Choice]

Smith MG, Royer J, Mann JR, McDermott S, Valdez R. Capture-recapture methodology to study rare conditions using surveillance data for fragile X syndrome and muscular dystrophy. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2017:12(1):76.

Smith MG, Royer J, Mann JR, McDermott S. Using administrative data to ascertain true cases of muscular dystrophy: rare disease surveillance. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017;3(1):e2.

Reichard A, McDermott S, Ruttenber M, Mann J, Smith MG, Royer J, Valdez R. Testing the feasibility of a surveillance system for multiple rare conditions simultaneously: the experience in three USA states. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2016;2(2):e151.

Hale NL, Smith MG, Hardin J. Changes in the clinical capacity of local health departments and continuity of reproductive health services. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2016;22(2):2004-2011.

Hale NL, Smith MG, Hardin J, Martin A. Rural populations and EPSDT services: challenges and opportunities for local public health departments. American Journal of Public Health. 2015;105 Supl 2:S330-336.

Ma X, Liu J, Smith M. WIC participation and breastfeeding in South Carolina: updates from PRAMS 2009-2010. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2014;18(5):1271-1279.

Smith MG, Liu J, Helms KH, Wilkerson KL. Racial differences in trends and predictors of infant sleep positioning in South Carolina, 1996-2007. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2012;16(1):72-82.

Liu J, Smith MG, Dobre MA, Ferguson JE. Maternal obesity and breast-feeding practices among white and black women. Obesity 2010;18(1):175-182. 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Sutton SR, Smith MG, Nitcheva DK, Simpson KW. The quality of birth data in South Carolina: comparing birth certificate data to abstracted medical records. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiology Conference 2013, Pasadena, CA.

Smith MG. Safe sleep data and efforts in South Carolina [keynote presentation]. South Carolina Safe Sleep Summit 2014, Columbia, SC.

Smith MG. Preterm birth and infant mortality in South Carolina: a focus on racial and geographic disparities. South Carolina Health Coordinating Council, 2014, Columbia, SC.

Smith MG. Using clinical data to inform public health interventions in South Carolina. Maternal and Child Health Symposium at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiology Conference 2015, Boston, MA.

Smith MG, Hale NL. Changes in clinical capacity in local health departments and continuation of reproductive health services. CityMatCH Conference 2015, Salt Lake City, UT.

Smith MG. Practice based commentary on the implications of research into local health department clinic retraction and reproductive health services utilization and outcomes. Research-in-Progress Webinar Bridging Health and Health Care. 2015.

Smith MG, Lynes C, Heidari K. Developing and implementing a child health assessment survey in South Carolina. National Association of Chronic Disease Directors webinar series, 2016.

Smith MG, Royer J, Mann J, McDermott S, Valdez R. Predicting true cases of muscular dystrophy using administrative data. Maternal and Child Health Symposium at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiology Conference 2016, Anchorage, AK.

Smith MG, Hardin JW, Fleischer N, Hale NL, Geraci M. Impact of fetal deaths on the association between hospital level and neonatal mortality. CityMatCH Conference 2016, Philadelphia, PA.

AWARDS AND HONORS

2005
Robert V. Hogg Award for Mathematical Statistics – Presbyterian College,Department of Mathematics

2007
United States Public Health Service Public Health Traineeship, University of South Carolina,
Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society – Mu Chapter, University of South Carolina

2008
Best Abstract Award – 2008 PRAMS National Meeting

2016
Outstanding Biostatistics Student – University of South Carolina
Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Award for Early Career Professional Achievement
The Coalition for Excellence in MCH Epidemiology,
presented at the 2016 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2017
Special Contribution Award, South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative

2020
Dean’s Special Recognition Award, East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Director, Division of Research and Planning, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. 

Maternal and Child Health Epidemiologist, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. 

PRAMS Survey Coordinator, Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Services, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Spending time with my beautiful family, fishing, reading, and repairing fences and other important infrastructure that our horses enjoy breaking.