Research Interests:

Michelle Marcus specializes in community based participatory research (CBPR). Michelle works to promote health by researching the health impacts of the built environment and human activities, and by working with community members to use such research to create a more healthful environment. She received the Public Health Student Achievement Award in 2008 for her work and has been accepted into the Urban Fellows program, an initiative of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth and is housed in Georgia State’s College of Law.

Michelle has served as the program administrator for the Campaign for Walkable Communities at PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy group, since 2007. She sits on the board of directors for Citizens for Progressive Transit. As a graduate research assistant at Georgia State, her work has included improving access to primary health care for frequent 911 users in inner-city Atlanta. At the CQGRD, she has worked on a Health Impact Assessment investigating hospitals and community health and assists with operations of the Healthy Places Research Group.

Michelle has a master's degree in Public Health from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Cornell University. Her work history includes administration, project management, and event planning as well as a background in community organizing and advocacy.