Cheryl Knott

Cheryl L. Knott, PhD, MA, is a professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, as well as Co-Leader of the Population Science Program and Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.

She is the founding Director of the Community Health Awareness, Messages, and Prevention (CHAMP) research lab. Dr. Knott holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine.

Her dissemination/implementation research program looks at organizational factors that influence implementation outcomes, and she is currently evaluating a strategy to integrate or institutionalize evidence-based cancer education in African American churches (Project HEAL 2.0). Dr. Knott's social epidemiology research program examines religious involvement and health among African Americans, in a longitudinal national sample of African Americans (the RHIAA study).

Dr. Knott's research program has generated more than $13 million in extramural support as Principal Investigator, from sources such as the NIH, CDC, and ACS. The program has resulted in more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, most including student co-authors.