Shaun Owens

Shaun Owens is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. He researches creative strategies for promoting health and cancer equity through strategic communications with diverse populations, developing and/ or evaluating technology for health promotion and informed decision making in aging adults, and leveraging smart and connected health for supporting affordable/accessible housing for supporting aging-in-place. Dr. Owens has authored several scientific journal articles on topics related to prostate cancer, such as the recruitment of African-American men for prostate cancer research, the iterative development of a computer-based decision aid for prostate cancer, and building an evidence base for promoting shared prostate cancer screening and treatment. Dr. Owens received his Master of Public, Health Management and Policy from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. He earned his Ph.D. in health promotion, education and behavior from the University of South Carolina.