DIANE BLYLER, M.F.A., M.S., Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate
Advance Health Solutions, LLC

Dr. Blyler is a professional with more than 10 years of experience in the health care field. Notable among her past employment settings include serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and a Research Assistant for the HEALTHY Project at the School of Nursing at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH); Research Associate at the Center for Evaluation and Program Development at Vanderbilt University; Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Family Research at George Washington University; Researcher at the Bureau of Government Research at the University of Maryland at College Park; Research Analyst at Aspen Systems Corporation in Rockville, Maryland; and Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. In addition, Dr. Blyler has served as an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University and Argosy University in Rosslyn, Virginia. Dr. Blyler currently serves as Project Manager of a breast cancer research project at the UNC-CH School of Nursing.

Dr. Blyler has extensive experience in developing, managing, and implementing longitudinal and multi-site studies; conducting research using population-based, large-scale databases; conducting program evaluation and feasibility studies; developing and administering assessment instruments; performing various types of statistical analyses; as well as developing, writing, and presenting training materials. To date her research as focused on the areas of breast cancer, child development, and type II diabetes, among others.

Dr. Blyler has presented her research findings at several peer-reviewed professional conferences, including the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, the American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, as well as the Annual Minority Health Conference at UNC-CH. She also published the World AIDS Day Resource Booklet with the American Association for World Health.

Dr. Blyler received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in human development and family studies as well as a certificate in public administration from Iowa State University. She received her Master of Science degree in mental health counseling from Shippensburg University, her Master of Fine Arts in writing from Vermont College, and her Bachelor of Arts in English from Bloomsburg University. She has also been the recipient of several honors and awards, including a training grant from the Institute for Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and a training scholarship from the National Science Foundation.