Mariam Kayle

Dr. Kayle’s program of research aims to improve health outcomes among people with childhood-onset complex chronic conditions, with a focus on sickle cell disease (SCD). In partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, she co-leads the North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection Program (NC SCDC), a state-level surveillance program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NC SCDC curates and analyzes multi-source, population-level datasets to describe the epidemiology, health outcomes, and social determinants of health influencing SCD. Dr. Kayle collaborates with national and state partners to disseminate surveillance findings informing practice, research, and policy for SCD.

Dr. Kayle teaches and mentors students enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) programs at the School of Nursing. Her service contributions include several state and national committees on SCD.

Dr. Kayle completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the American University of Beirut, her Master's in Pediatric Acute and Critical Care and her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. She has over twelve years of pediatric acute and critical care clinical experience, including six years in hospital administration and quality improvement.