Departmental Affiliations
Enid Chung Roemer, PhD, studies workplace health promotion programs, examining their impact on health and well-being, healthcare utilization and costs, and productivity.
Research Interests
Workplace health promotion; program evaluation; process evaluation; instrument development and validation; research methods; health and productivity management; culture of health; mental health and well-being in the workplace
Experiences & Accomplishments
I have 2 decades of experience conducting empirical measurement and evaluation research in the area of workplace health promotion. My research examines issues related to the health and productivity cost burden of certain health risk factors and common disease conditions, and the impact that innovative health, safety and productivity management programs have on medical, safety and productivity-related outcomes such as diet/nutrition, obesity, physical activity, stress management, smoking, absenteeism and presenteeism.
My expertise also includes developing methodologies and survey instruments for conducting structure and process evaluation of workplace health promotion programs, as well as conducting instrument validation studies.
My research goals include evaluating, implementing and disseminating best and promising practices for workplace health and well-being, defining and establishing benchmarks on what “comprehensive health promotion” means, especially for small employers, and connecting my experiences to foster public-private partnerships to enhance a culture of health where people work, live, and play.
Honors & Awards
Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition (AMTRA) Award, AY 2022-2023
- Annual faculty recognition award given out by the Student Assembly, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Testimonials are used for selection
2019 Paper of the Year Award Winner, American Journal of Health Promotion
- Goetzel, R. Z., Fabius, R., Roemer, E. C., Kent, K., McCleary, K., Berko, J., Head, M., Henke, R. M. (2019, March). The stock performance of American companies investing in a culture of health. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33(3), 439-447. First published online January 30, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118824818. PMID: 30700099
Select Publications
Selected publications from the last 5 years.
Roemer, E. C., Goetzel, R. Z., Davis, M. F., Zhang, Y., Kent, K. B., Harter, J., McGee, E. O., Troester, J. M., Hilton, L., Stratton, K. J., Vietas, J., & MacKenzie, E. J. (2024). Proceedings from a national summit on workplace mental health and well-being: A focus on the graduate academic environment. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (): DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003205 Published online ahead of print, August 19, 2024.
Zhang, Y., Woods, E. H., Roemer, E. C., Kent, K. B., & Goetzel, R. Z. (2022). Addressing workplace stressors emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Health Promotion, 36(7), 1215- 1223. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221112488b
Myburgh, I., Goetzel, R. Z., Roemer, E. C., & Kent, K. B. (2021). Why Should Businesses Support Public Health? American Journal of Health Promotion. First published online April 16, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171211009050
Roemer, E. C. (2020). The Evolution of Organizational Health Scorecards and Future Directions. The Art of Health Promotion: linking research to practice. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34(3), 326-332. First published online January 30, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117119898026f
Roemer, E. C., Kent, K. B., Mummert, A., McCleary, K., Matson Koffman, D., Lang, J., & Goetzel, R. Z.(2019). Validity and Reliability of the updated CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 61(9), 767-777.