Dr. Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, 2026 State of the Georgia Girl Report

Learn more at www.gshg.org/georgia-girl Dr. Tilicia Mayo-Gamble is the Associate Dean for Practice and Research and an Associate Professor in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. She is a health services and healthcare disparities researcher with a research agenda focused on implementing community and patient engagement methods to facilitate self-care behaviors and enhance patient-centered care among adults with chronic diseases and marginalized populations. For nearly two decades, she has advocated for and conducted research alongside sickle cell disease and trait stakeholders (e.g., patients, caregivers, advocates, clinicians, and payors. This includes working alongside stakeholders to integrate community-based strategies into clinical settings. She has been the co-lead and lead investigator in Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s Engagement Awards to engage stakeholders to establish stakeholder networks, prioritize patient-centered outcomes, and develop research dissemination strategies. Additionally, Dr. Mayo-Gamble has worked with colleagues to develop frameworks to equitably engage stakeholders in all phases of the research continuum and ensure effective methods can be scaled to other rare chronic conditions. Dr. Mayo-Gamble is currently working with Dept. Public Health to determine the impact of social media use on youth.