RACHEL M. MAYO
519 Edwards Hall 106 Mountain Laurel Drive
Department of Public Health Sciences Clemson, SC 29631
Clemson University Phone: (864) 506-0769
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (864) 656-7435
e-mail:
EDUCATION
1997 Ph.D. Health Promotion and Education (cognate: Epidemiology)
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC.
1993 M.A. Microbiology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
1991 B.S. Natural Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011 to present. Professor, Department of Public Health. College of Behavioral Sciences, Social and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
2002 to 2010. Associate Professor, Department of Public Health. College of Health, Education & Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
1997 to 2002. Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health. College of Health, Education & Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
2004 to 2010. Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, USC, Columbia, SC.
1996 to 1997. Program Manager, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC.
1995 to 1996. Research Assistant, University of South Carolina Prevention Center,
Columbia, SC.
1993 to 1994. Research Assistant, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Academy Health, Disparities Interest Group, 2015-Present.
American Association for Cancer Education, 2002-Present.
American Public Health Association. 1991-Present.
South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Chair, Data Needs Subcommittee, 2003-2004.
South Carolina Public Health Association. 1993-1997.
STATE AND REGIONAL TASK FORCES & COMMITTEES
South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Coordinating Council. 2012-present.
Cervical Cancer Free South Carolina, Executive Advisory Committee. 2014-present.
South Carolina State Central Cancer Registry Advisory Board, Surveillance Committee SC DHEC. 2000-Present.
Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina, Health Equity Task Force, 2015-present.
South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition. 2001-2010.
South Carolina Colorectal Cancer Advisory Group, SC DHEC. 1999-2001.
South Carolina Women’s Cancer Coalition. 1995-2000.
South Carolina Osteoporosis Coalition. 1998-1999.
South Carolina Women’s Cancer Coalition, State Risk Factors Committee. 1996-2000.
American Cancer Society Best Chance Network, Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. 1995-1999.
Anderson County Women’s Health Group. Healthy People 2000 Initiative. 1997-1999.
Oconee County Southern Appalachian Leadership Initiative for Cancer Task Force.
1997-2001.
Anderson Regional Medical Center, Health Education Training Advisory Committee, 1997-2000.
South Carolina DHEC Cancer Cluster Advisory Committee, SC DHEC. 1993-1996.
PUBLICATIONS (Articles and Chapters)
Mayo RM. Cancer and the Environment in Cancer Prevention and Care In South
Carolina A Plan for Action, 1999-2004 (1999). SC DHEC.
Mayo RM. Cancer and the Environment in: The Long Range Plan for Cancer in South
Carolina. (1996). SC DHEC.
Reports/Documents
Mayo, RM, Parker VG, Sherrill WS. Screening for Risks for Diabetes Among Women
of Childbearing Years, Evaluative Report. (2002).
Holder BJ, Mayo RM, Parker VG, Sherrill W. The Economic Burden of Injury in the
Upstate of South Carolina, a Report. (2000).
Mayo RM. Attributional Style and Fatalism toward Breast Cancer in Rural Elderly
Women. Dissertation. July, 1997.
Bolick S and Mayo RM. Cancer Cluster Study in the Town of Roebuck, South
Carolina, a Report. June, 1997.
Mayo RM and Meyers, P. Why Are There So Many Cases of Cancer in My
Neighborhood? Epidemiology Notes. September, 1996;91: 300-301.
Mayo RM and Whitten, K. Cancer in Your Community, 1995. Brochure. SC DHEC.
Published Manuscripts (*indicates student-mentored)
Mayo RM, Griffin SF, Pribonic AP, Rollins M. The Reality of the Affordable Care Act Implementation among the Chronically Uninsured: a Qualitative Study. Diversity and
Equality in Health and Care (2016) 13(3): 251-256.
Sherrill WW, Mayo RM, Truong KD, Pribonic P, Schalkoff CA. Assessing Medical Student
Cultural Competence: What Really Matters. International Journal of Medical Education.
2016;7:248-254.
Mayo RM, Parker VG, Sherrill WW, Coltman K, Hudson M, Yates A, Nichols C. Cutting
Corners: Provider Perceptions of Interpretation Services and Factors Related to Use of an Ad
hoc Interpreter. Hispanic Healthcare International 2016, Vol. 14(2) 73-80.
Griffin SF, Mayo RM, Pribonic AP. Stigmatization and discrimination perceptions among the
uninsured: "They treat you different. It's a different type care..." International Journal of Health
Sciences. 2016: 3(4)1-6.
Chen L, Mayo RM, Chatry A, Hu G. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Its Epidemiology and
Implication beyond Pregnancy. Current Epidemiology Reports. March 2016, Volume 3, Issue
1, pp 1-11.
Zhang Y, Hu G, Zhang L, Chen L, Mayo RM. A Novel Testing Model for Opportunistic
Screening of Pre-diabetes and Diabetes among U.S. Adults. PLoS One. Mar 19,
2015. 10(3.)
*Gibson LM, Thomas S, Parker V, Mayo RM, Wetsel MA. Breast Cancer Fear in African
American Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Cultural Diversity. Vol. 21, No. 4, December,
2014.
*Mayo RM; Sherrill WW; Truong KT; Nichols C. Preparing for Patient Centered Care:
Assessing Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Comfort, and Cultural Competence toward Latinos.
Journal of Nursing Education. June, 2014. Volume 53, Number 6, 305-312.
Sherrill WW; Mayo RM. Medical and Nursing Student Communication Skills: Preparing to
Treat Latino Patients. Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media and
Engagement in Global Health. Journal of Communication in Healthcare. July, 2014, Volume
7, Number 2, 128-136.
McCracken, J.L., Friedman, D.B., Brandt, H.M., Arp Adams, S., Xirasagar, S., Ureda, J.R.,
Mayo, RM, Comer, K., Evans, M., Fedrick, D., Talley, J., Broderick, M., & Hebert, J.R.
(2013). Findings from the Community Health Intervention Program in South Carolina:
Implications for reducing cancer-related health disparities. Journal of Cancer Education,
28(3), 412-419.
Mayo, RM, Sherrill, WW, Griffin S, Parker VG. Content, Placement, and Acquisition of
Cancer Education for Latino Patient Care: A Qualitative Study of Medical and Nursing
Students. Journal of Cancer Education. December 2012, Volume 27, Issue 4, pp 618-624.
*Bendik M, Mayo RM, Parker V. Knowledge, Perceptions, and Motivations Related to HPV
Vaccination among College Women. Journal of Cancer Education 2011 Sep; 26(3):459-64.
*Williams JE, Kabukuru A, Mayo R, Griffin SF. A social-ecological perspective on obesity
Among Latinos. Ethnicity and Disease. Ethnicity & Disease, Volume 21, Autumn 2011: 467-
472.
*Sherrill W, Mayo R, Mayo W, Burroughs K. Keys to Cultural Competence in Outpatient
Practice: Observations from the Field. AAMA Executive Online (American Academy of
Medical Administrators); March / April 2010,
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aamaeo/issues/2010-03-06/2.html
*Chavez-Martinez, America; Cason, Katherine L.; Mayo, Rachel; Nieto-Montenegro, Sergio;
Williams, Joel E.; Haley-Zitin, Vivian. Assessment of Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing
Factors Toward Food Choices and Healthy Eating Among Hispanics in South Carolina.
Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 25(1):47-59, January/March 2010.
Mayo RM, Scott D, Williams D. The Upstate Witness Project: Addressing Breast and Cervical
Cancer Disparities through African American Churches. Journal of the South Carolina
Medical Association.105(7):290-296, December, 2009.
*Parra-Medina D, Messias D, Fore E, Mayo RM, Prabhu-Das I, Petry D. The Partnership for
Cancer Prevention: Addressing Access to Cervical Cancer Screening among Latinas in South
Carolina. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. 105(7):297-308, December,
2009.
Sherrill, Windsor Westbrook and Mayo Rachel. Impacting the Health of Latino Communities: A Promotora Model for Rural South Carolina. Global Health - an Online Journal for the Digital
Age, 2(1), 2009.
*Gamboa-Acuña Marta E., Cason Katherine L., Nieto-Montenegro Sergio, Coffee Aubrey, Mayo
Rachel. Beliefs, Barriers, Environment, Social Support, and Self-Efficacy of Hispanic Women
of South Carolina about Healthy Foods. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
July 2008 (Vol. 40, Issue 4, Supplement, Pages S72-S73)
Mayo RM, Sherrill WW, Crew L. Attitudes and Perceptions of Hispanic Patients and Health
Care Providers in the Treatment of Hispanic Patients: A Review of the Literature. Hispanic Healthcare International, 2007; 5(2):64-72.
*Sherrill W, Crew L, Mayo RM, Mayo WW, Rogers BL and Haynes DF. Educational and health services innovation to improve care for rural Hispanic communities in the USA. Education for
Health. Journal of Remote and Rural Health. November, 2005; 18 (3): 356-367.
Lee C, Mayo RM, Willoughby D. Breastfeeding in Rural America. Korean Journal of Women’s
Health. March, 2004; 11(1): 5-11.
*Barron, F, Hunter A, Mayo RM, Willoughby D. Acculturation and Adherence: Issues in
working with clients of Mexican origin. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 2004; 15
(4): 331-337.
Mayo RM, Sherrill WW, Crew L, Watt P, Mayo WW. Connecting Rural Hispanic and
African American Women to Breast Cancer Screening Services: the Avon Health
Connector Project. Journal of Cancer Education 2004; 19:123-126.
Kemper K, Rainey C, Sherrill W, Mayo RM. Guidelines for Public Health Practitioners
Serving as Student Preceptors. Journal of Health Promotion Practice. April, 2004
5(2)160-173.
*Baer B, Hunter A, Mayo RM, Meehan N. A Quick Reference to Malaria Treatment for
Health-Care Providers. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
2004; 15(4): 331-337.
Mayo RM, Erwin D, Spitler H. Implications for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control
for Latinas in the Rural South: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Cancer Control:
Cancer, Culture and Literacy Supplement. Sept/Oct, 2003, 10 (5).
Mayo RM, Parker VG, and Hunter A. Fatalism toward Breast Cancer among Ghanaian
Women. Health Care for Women International. August, 2003 24(7)608-616.
Parker VG, Mayo RM, Logan BN, Holder BJ, Smart PT. Environmental Toxins and
Diabetes Mellitus: An Environmental Connection? A Review of the Literature.
Diabetes Spectrum 2002:15(2),109-115.
Mayo RM, Ureda JR, Parker V. Importance of Fatalism in Understanding
Mammography Screening in Rural Elderly Women. Journal of Women and Aging.
2001:13(1) 57-72.
Mayo RM and Rainey CR. What We Think They Think: Health Professionals Views of
Nutritional Beliefs and Practices of Low-income Older Women. Journal of Nutrition
for the Elderly, 2001:20(4), 19-41.
Crew L, Mayo RM, Mayo WW. Avon Health Connector Project: Connecting Low-
income Women to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. The South Carolina
Nurse, Journal of South Carolina Nursing. 2002: Jan/Feb, 8-9.
Spitler H, Mayo R, and Parker VG (2001) Lets Begin With the Worst: Patterns of
Breast, Cervical, Colorectal and Prostate Cancer in the Appalachian Region of South
Carolina. Ethnicity and Disease. 2001;11(1) 51-59.
*Erkes EB, Parker VG, Carr RL, Mayo RM. An Examination of Critical Care Nurses
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Management In Hospitalized Patients. Pain
Management Nursing. 2001: Jun;2(2):47-53.
Sherrill WW, Mayo RM, Parker VG, Holder BH. The Status of Injury in Upstate South
Carolina. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association, 2001(May): 204-210.
Rainey CR, Mayo RM, Haley-Zitlin V, Kemper KA, Cason KL. Nutritional Beliefs,
Attitudes and Practices of Elderly, Rural Southern Women. Journal of Nutrition for the
Elderly. Winter 2000/01;20(2), 3-27.
Manuscripts (under review)
Mayo RM, Summey JF, Williams JE, Spence RA, Kim S, Jagsi R. A Qualitative Study of
Oncologists’ Views on the CancerLinQ Rapid Learning System. Journal of Oncology Practice.
August, 2016.
Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Mayo RM, Sherrill WW, Truong K, Nichols C. Assessing nursing students' knowledge, comfort, and cultural competence toward Latino patients in the Southeastern United States. American
Public Health Association Annual Conference. November, 2014. New Orleans, LA.
Farr DE, Comer KD, Adams SA, Ureda J, Williams D, Scott D, Mayo R, Green W, Jackson D,
Brandt HM. Addressing Cancer Health Disparities through Community Assessment and
Action: Impact of a Faith-Based Community-Academic Partnership in South Carolina.
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2014, New Orleans, LA.
Mayo Rachel M, Comer Kimberly D, Evans Vonda, Williams Deloris, Scott D, Seabrook C,
Brandt Heather. The South Carolina Witness Project: Witnessing to Save Lives. APHA Film
Festival. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA,
October 27-31, 2012.
Comer Kimberly, Mayo Rachel M, Evans Vonda, Talley, Jacqueline, Scott Dolores, Williams
Deloris, Ureda John, Seabrook Cherry, Brandt Heather. The Evolution of the South Carolina
Witness Project: 2008-2012. Poster Presentation. National Institute of Minority Health
Disparities, (NIH). 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit. National Harbor
MD, December, 2012.
Talley J, Comer K, Mayo R, Dawkins D, Gansauer L, Waddell N, Evans V. Witnessing to Save
Lives Among African American Women. Poster Presentation. 8th Biennial Cancer, Culture and Literacy Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL. May, 2012.
Comer Kimberly, Mayo Rachel M, Evans Vonda, Talley, Jacqueline, Scott Dolores, Williams
Deloris, Ureda John, Seabrook Cherry, Brandt Heather. The Evolution of the South Carolina
Witness Project: 2008-2012. Poster Presentation. Carolina Women’s Health Research Forum,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, October, 2012.
Mayo, RM; Sherrill WW; Griffin SF; Parker V. The Challenge of Cultural Competency:
Evaluating medical Students’ Readiness to Treat Hispanic Patients in Cancer Care
Settings.Oral Presentation to the International/American Association for Cancer Education
Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY, September 7-10, 2011.
Sherrill, WW, Mayo, RM and Wong J. "Assessing Medical Student Readiness to Treat Latino
Patients", Group on Educational Affairs / Group on Student Affairs. Mini Workshop
Presentation, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting, Denver,
CO, November 2011.
Sherrill, W. Mayo R., Swiger C, Meehan J, Hughes T., Griffin S, Parker V. "Communication
with Latino Patients - Improving Medical and Nursing Education", Abstract #1160, Oral
Presentations, International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Chicago, Il, October
2011.
Mayo, RM, Sherrill, WW; Griffin SF; Howard, R; Hughes, T; Parker, V; Swiger, C. "Readiness
to treat Latino patients in cancer care: A qualitative study of medical and nursing students."
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October, 2011.
Sherrill WW, Mayo RM. "Successful Community Based Programs for Sustaining and
Strengthening Healthy Communities, Invited Panel Presentation, 5th Annual National
Conference on Health Disparities, Charleston, SC, Nov 2011.
Mayo, RM, Sherrill, WW, Parker V. 2010 “Nursing Student Perceptions Of Latino Patients In
Cancer Care Settings.” 2010 International Cancer Education Conference & AACE-CPEN-
EACE Joint Annual Meeting, October 24-26th, 2010. San Diego, CA.
Brandt, H, Dhotre, K, Scott, D, Williams, DG, Drayton, RF, Mayo, R, Hebert, JR. “Developing
HPV educational programs in faith-based settings: Results of a community-based participatory
Research Study.“ Science of Cancer Health Disparities Meeting, October 2, 2010. Miami, FL.
Mayo, RM, Bendik, M, Parker VG. 2009 International Cancer Education Conference & AACE-