About
Dr. Cheryl Perry is Professor Emerita at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), School of Public Health. She served as the Rockwell Distinguished Chair in Society and Health, and Regional Dean of the Austin Campus of the School of Public Health from 2006 to 2018. Prior to joining the faculty in 2006, Dr. Perry was a Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health for 26 years. Dr. Perry has over 42 years of experience in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of school, family and community programs for young people. These primarily have involved group-randomized trials funded by the NIH to prevent the onset of tobacco, alcohol and drug use; and to promote healthy eating and physical activity. She served as the Senior Scientific Editor for the 1994 and 2012 Surgeon General’s Reports on tobacco use among youth and young adults. She was also one of the Senior Scientific Editors for the 2016 Surgeon General’s Report on E-cigarettes. She testified as a key witness for the State of Minnesota in the state’s tobacco trial in 1998 against the tobacco companies. Dr. Perry served as the Principal Investigator of the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults, funded as a P50 by the NCI/NIH. She has over 360 publications in the scientific peer-reviewed literature. She received her Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University. In her free time, Dr. Perry enjoys walking her dog Idli, hiking, being with her family, and reading novels. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/cheryl.perry.1/bibliography/41142926/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending
Center Affiliation
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Research Interests
- Adolescent Health
- Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
- Substance Use