DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (EPID)

www.sph.unc.edu/epid

DANA P. LOOMIS, Interim Chair

Professors

Ralph S. Baric (142) Public Health Virology, Molecular Virology

Marilie D. Gammon (195) Cancer Epidemiology

Gerardo Heiss (41) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Dana P. Loomis (130) Occupational Epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology

David M. Margolis (220) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Steven R. Meshnick (200) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Andrew F. Olshan (147) Reproductive Epidemiology

Wayne D. Rosamond (162) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Robert (Robin) W. Ryder (197) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Robert S. Sandler (73) Cancer Epidemiology

John R. Seed (144) Biochemistry of the Host-Parasite Relationship

H. June Stevens (172) Nutritional Epidemiology

David J. Weber (96) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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Associate Professors

Wilfrida Behets (210) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

James E. Hall (143) Host-Parasite Metabolism, Biological Chemistry

Katherine E. Hartmann (196) Reproductive Epidemiology, Women's Health

Jay S. Kaufman (194) Social Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Stephen W. Marshall (199) Injury Epidemiology, Methodology

William C. Miller (191) Infectious Disease and Clinical Epidemiology

Robert C. Millikan (166) Cancer Epidemiology

Charles L. Poole (193) Methodology

Victor J. Schoenbach (64) Behavioral Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (primarily STDs), Cancer Control (primarily Smoking Cessation)

Anna Maria Siega-Riz (218) Nutritional Epidemiology, Reproductive Epidemiology

Lola V. Stamm (145) Public Health Bacteriology, Molecular Cloning, Pathogenics of Infectious Disease

James C. Thomas (127) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Steven B. Wing (99) Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Occupational/Environmental Epidemiology

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Assistant Professors

Jiu-Chiuan Chen (214) Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology

Julie Daniels (206) Environmental Epidemiology, Reproductive Epidemiology

Kari North (205) Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology

David B. Richardson (213) Environmental Epidemiology

Jessie A. Satia (219) Nutritional Epidemiology, Cancer Epidemiology

Jane C. Schroeder (203) Cancer Epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology

Annelies Van Rie (202) Infectious Disease

Suma Vupputuri (208) Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Research Associate Professors

Kelly R. Evenson (209) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Philip Setel (217) Social Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Suzanne West (207) Health Care Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology

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Research Assistant Professors

Jennette Benson, Cancer Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology

Myra Carpenter, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Carri Casteel, Injury Epidemiology

Kathleen C. Dorsey, Cancer Epidemiology

Sara Huston, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Debra E. Irwin (176) Cancer Epidemiology, Reproductive Epidemiology

Pia MacDonald, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Pharmacoepidemiology

Kathryn M. Rose, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Women's Health

Jennifer S. Smith, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Andres Villaveces, Injury Epidemiology

Anissa Vines, Social Epidemiology, Health Care Epidemiology

Sharon S. Weir, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Eric A. Whitsel, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Karin Yeatts, Environmental Epidemiology

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Research Instructors

Steven Callens, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Michele Jönsson Funk (216), Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology

Audrey Pettifor (215) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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Clinical Professors

Timothy S. Carey (138) Clinical Epidemiology

David F. Ransohoff (160) Health Care Epidemiology

Desmond K. Runyan (88) Clinical Epidemiology/Pediatrics

Ross J. Simpson Jr., Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Health Care Epidemiology

Ronald P. Strauss (182) Oral Epidemiology

Edward H. Wagner (15) Clinical Epidemiology, Health Services Research

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Clinical Associate Professors

Peter A. Margolis (155) Health Care Epidemiology

Bonnie Rogers (187) Occupational Epidemiology

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Clinical Assistant Professors

Lorraine Alexander, Public Health Preparedness, Distance Education

Debbie Gipson, Health Care Epidemiology

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Adjunct Professors

Naomar Almeido-Filho, Psychosocial Epidemiology

Edward Baker Jr., Occupational Epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology

James D. Beck (167) Dental Epidemiology

Douglas Bell, Cancer Epidemiology

Dan German Blazer (108) Psychosocial and Aging Epidemiology

Gregory L. Burke, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Willard Cates (188) Reproductive and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Dennis A. Clements (152) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Joan Cornoni-Huntley (04) Aging, Physical, Cognitive, and Social Functioning

John R. Crouse (103) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Robert Desowitz, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Jeffrey Engel, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Robert Fletcher (45) Health Care Epidemiology

Suzanne Fletcher (46) Health Care Epidemiology

Judith A. Fortney (116) Reproductive Epidemiology

Jean G. French (129) Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology

Joanne M. Garrett (156) Health Services Research

Lowell Goldsmith, Genetic Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Raymond S. Greenberg (86) Cancer Epidemiology

Russell P. Harris (125) Cancer Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology

Sherman A. James (07) Psychosocial Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

C. David Jenkins, Social Epidemiology

Ulrich Keil (169) Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology

Stephen Kritchevsky, Aging Epidemiology

Ruth E. Little (173) Reproductive Epidemiology

Stephanie London, Cancer Epidemiology

Matthew Longnecker, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Melinda S. Meade (58) Medical Geography

George Parkerson Jr., Health Care Epidemiology

David Peden, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Miquel Porta, Cancer Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology

Walter J. Rogan (39) Environmental Epidemiology

Michael Rosenberg, Reproductive Epidemiology

Carol W. Runyan (154) Injury Control

Dale Sandler (90) Environmental Epidemiology

David A. Savitz (101) Reproductive Epidemiology

Ilene C. Siegler (148) Aging

Philip D. Sloane (131) Aging

John W. Stamm (92) Dental Epidemiology

Patrick F. Sullivan, Genetic Epidemiology

Steven Teutsch, Chronic and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

John Thorpe Jr., Reproductive Epidemiology

Hugh H. Tilson (87) Pharmacoepidemiology

Clarice Weinberg, Environmental and Reproductive Epidemiology

Allen J. Wilcox (61) Reproductive Epidemiology

Redford Williams (141) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Bonnie C. Yankaskas (82) Diagnostic Radiology/Cancer Epidemiology

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Adjunct Associate Professors

Adaora Adimora, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

Timothy Earl Aldrich (124) Cancer Epidemiology

Elizabeth B. Andrews (140) Pharmacoepidemiology

Donna D. Baird (104) Reproductive Epidemiology

John Barefoot (151) Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Psychosocial Epidemiology

J. Ties Boerma (201) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Leigh Callahan, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Health Care Epidemiology

Daniel J. Caplan (211) Oral Epidemiology

Joe Steven Cline, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology

Thomas B. Cole (128) Injury Epidemiology

Glinda S. Cooper (196) Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Reproductive Epidemiology

Giselle Corbie-Smith, Women's Health

Martin Crane, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Reproductive Epidemiology

John Dement, Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology

Bruce Duncan, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Sara Ephross, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Paul J. Feldblum (186) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Bradley N. Gaynes, Psychiatric Epidemiology

Paul A. Godley (181) Cancer Epidemiology

Joanne Jordan, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

James Kirkpatrick, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Peter Leone, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Hester Lipscomb, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Margaret F. McCann (100) Reproductive Epidemiology

William F. McDonnell III (170) Environmental Epidemiology

Pauline Mendola, Occupation, Environmental, and Reproductive Epidemiology

Christine L. Moe (174) Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Patricia Moorman, Cancer Epidemiology

Dexter L. Morris (113) Cancer Epidemiology

Kenneth A. Mundt, Occupational Epidemiology

Evan Myers, Health Care Epidemiology

Lucas Neas, Environmental Epidemiology

Warren P. Newton, Health Care Epidemiology

Joellen M. Schildkraut (126) Cancer Epidemiology

Maria Schmidt, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Nicholas Shaheen, Health Care Epidemiology

Betsy Sleath, Health Care Epidemiology

C. Gregory Smith (83) Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

David C. Sokal (178) Reproductive Epidemiology

Jack Taylor, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

Alice D. White (117) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Timothy C. Wilcosky (98) Cancer Epidemiology

Sheryl Zimmerman, Aging

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Adjunct Assistant Professors

Mary Anthony, Nutritional Epidemiology

Rukmini B. Balu, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Epidemiology

Jane H. Brice, Clinical Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Lori Carter Edwards (192) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Patricia Chang, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Kourtney Davis, Pharmacoepidemiology

Nancy Dole, Reproductive Epidemiology

Jane Hoppin, Environmental Epidemiology

Esther C. Janowsky, Cancer Epidemiology

Dionne G. Law, Reproductive Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Duanping Liao (189) Cardiovascular Epidemiology

William C. Maier, Pharmacoepidemiology

Ann M. McNeill, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Mark Massing, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Miriam Morey, Health Care Epidemiology, Aging Epidemiology

Edward L. (Lenn) Murrelle, Environmental Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology

Vilma Santana, Occupational Epidemiology

Williams Saunders, Psychosocial Epidemiology

Pamela Schwingl, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Reproductive Epidemiology

Scott R. Smith, Pharmacoepidemiology

Paul E. Stang (163) Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Markus Steiner, Methodology

Emmanuel Walter, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Christianna Williams, Aging

Rachel E. Williams, Health Care Epidemiology

Christopher Woods, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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Professors Emeriti

Barbara S. Hulka

Michel A. Ibrahim

Berton H. Kaplan

Carl M. Shy

Herman A. Tyroler

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Courses

600 [160] PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). An introductory course that considers the meaning, scope, and applications of epidemiology to public health practice and the uses of vital statistics data in the scientific appraisal of community health. One lecture and two lab hours per week. Fall and spring. Schoenbach, Alexander.

620I [604] AGING AND HEALTH (SOWO 604I) (DENT 604) (DPET 604I) (NURS 782I) (HMSC 904I) (MEDI 604) (SOCI 824) (PHYT 904I) (3). Introduction to normal aging, diseases of aging, mental health issues, and the use of health services by older persons. Zimmerman.

650 [120] INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC (3). An overview of current problems in infectious diseases with an emphasis on factors such as human behavior, economics, and political activities which do, and will, influence public health control programs. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Seed.

689 [101R] RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (1). Structured opportunities for international students to become informed about U.S. academic and cultural issues as they pertain to their training in epidemiology. Not for degree credit. Fall.

690 [140, 141] PROBLEMS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (1 or more). A course for students who wish to make an intensive study of some special problems in epidemiology. Two or more hours a week. Fall, spring, and summer. Staff.

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695 [125] INJURY AND VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM (MHCH 725) (HBHE 725) (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. Course considers causes and consequences of traumatic injury within developmental, socio-economic contexts and dilemmas in injury prevention. Injuries associated with transportation, violence, and the home/occupational environments are included. Three lecture hours per week. Fall. Runyan and Kotch.

700 [150] SAS AND DATA MANAGEMENT (3). An introduction to statistical analysis, programming and data management, using the SAS programming language. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week. Fall.

705 [158] INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC AND PROBABILITY LOGIC IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (2). Corequisite, EPID 710 or approved equivalent. Permission required for nonmajors. Covers valid and fallacious arguments, the probability calculus, interpretations of probability, probabilistic fallacies, applications of Bayes, theorem, and interpretation of P-values and confidence intervals in epidemiologic research. Fall. Poole.

710 [168] FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (4). Corequisite, BIOS 600. Permission required for nonmajors. An intensive introduction to epidemiological concepts and methods for students intending to engage in, collaborate in, or interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Some familiarity with biomedical concepts may be needed. An alternate to EPID 600 for satisfying the SPH core requirements. Three lecture and two seminar hours a week. Fall. Rosamond.

711 [170] CLINICAL MEASUREMENT/EVALUATION (PUBH 760) (3). Prerequisite, epidemiology or health care and prevention major. An introduction to the fundamental concepts of epidemiology, including clinical epidemiology, for clinicians. Emphasis is on applications in clinical research and practice. Fall. Miller.

715 [268] THEORY AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (5). Prerequisites, EPID 705 and EPID 710, BIOS 545, and competence in SAS or STATA. Permission required for nonmajors. An in-depth treatment of basic concepts and skills in epidemiologic research, including problem conceptualization, study design, research conduct, data analysis and interpretation. Four lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Spring. Poole, Schroeder.

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718 [269] EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF BINARY DATA (3). Prerequisite, EPID 715. Permission of the instructor required for nonmajors. Concepts and applications, including logistic regression, binomial regression, model building strategy, additive and multiplicative interaction, and graphical exploration. Includes computer-based experience with real data. Two lecture and one lab hours per week. Fall.

719 [270] READINGS IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC MODELING (1). Corequisite, EPID 718. Permission of the instructor required for nonmajors. Students currently enrolled in EPID 718 may optionally register for this companion seminar. Additional readings in the philosophy and technique of epidemiologic modeling will be explored in greater depth. Fall. Kaufman.

722 [271] EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF TIME-TO-EVENT DATA (3). Prerequisite, EPID 718. Permission of the instructor required for nonmajors. Concepts and applications in survival analysis and analysis of incidence rates, including truncation and censoring, Kaplan-Meier analysis, proportional hazards regression, time-dependent exposures, Poisson regression, sensitivity analysis, bootstrapping, and multiple imputation Three lecture hours per week. Spring. Marshall.

725 [200] RESEARCH PLANNING WORKSHOP (0.5). Prerequisite, second year PhD student (majors only). This course is designed to guide students through the initial stage of formulating an epidemiologic research topic and plan, leading towards the development of a full research proposal. Spring. Gammon, Heiss, Ryder.

726 [201] EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH METHODS (3). Prerequisites, EPID 715 and EPID 725, majors only, permission of the instructor if not in at least second year of doctoral program. A second-level course in the design and conduct of epidemiologic research. Each student will comprehensively address the conceptual and practical aspects of developing a high-quality, detailed research proposal. Spring. Gammon, Heiss, Ryder.

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730 [369] ADVANCED METHODS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY (1). Prerequisites, EPID 715 and 718, and BIOS 545. A seminar for advanced students exploring methodological issues in epidemiology, including measurement error, missing data, intermediate variables, complex study designs, meta-analysis, splines, and other topics. (On request.) Kaufman, Poole, Marshall.

733 [225] CLINICAL TRIALS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, introductory epidemiology, introductory biostatistics. Systematic overview of principles in design, implementation, and analysis of clinical trials. Emphasis on applications in chronic disease epidemiology. In-depth discussion of case examples from cardiovascular disease epidemiology emphasized. Three lecture hours a week. Spring.

735 [256] CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Corequisites, introductory epidemiology and biostatistics. Review of the main causes of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, and their population determinants. Topics include epidemiologic methods, risk factors, strategies for prevention, and a student research project. Three lecture hours a week. Fall. Heiss.

737 [258] ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, EPID 710 and 735, or permission of the instructor. Contemporary findings, methodological issues, and research recommendations in cardiovascular epidemiology. Topics include risk factors, trends, interventions, and health care. Students critique research and participate in a field experience. (On request.) Rosamond.

743 [229] GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS (3). Prerequisites, EPID 715 and BIOS 545 or permission of the instructor. Concepts and methods of genetic epidemiology relevant to the study of complex human diseases, including segregation analysis, linkage analysis, and gene-environment interaction. Includes whole genome approaches, as well as non-human systems. Three lecture hours a week. (On request.) North.

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745 [230] MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH (2). Prerequisites, undergraduate-level biology and genetic course(s). Theory and application of selected nucleic acid and protein based techniques for public health research, including topics of sample preparation, PCR, DNA sequencing, genotyping, microarrays, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry. Two lecture hours per week.(On request.)

750 [213] ACUTE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. Provides conceptual foundations and practical skills for designing and implementing surveillance systems, and for using surveillance data for the conduct and evaluation of public health programs and research. (On request.) Ryder.

751 [215] EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (4). Basic principles of infectious diseases, focusing on emerging and re-emerging disease agents that affect public health. Includes an introduction to the biology of viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic parasites. Four lecture hours a week. Spring. Stamm, Baric, Seed.

752 [218] INTRODUCTION TO METHODS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, introductory epidemiology and biostatistics. Introduction to infectious disease epidemiology. Course focuses on methodology, public health concerns, patterns of transmission, and "newly" discovered infections. Will focus on diseases in developed countries, especially the United States. Three lecture hours a week. Fall. Weber.

753 [220] PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT THE LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY (3). Primary focus at county/state level; surveillance/control of acute infectious diseases; public health vs. individual rights. Bridging epidemiological concepts with community activities and real world health department issues. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Leone.

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754 [221] MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or equivalent. Introduction to basic methods for analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data on infectious diseases, and for predicting the impact of control programs such as HIV prevention programs and vaccination strategies. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week. (On request.) Van Rie.

755 [222] EPIDEMIOLOGY OF IMMUNIZATIONS (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. This course explores the application of epidemiological methods to immunization practices. Topics include vaccine development, vaccine efficacy, post-licensing evaluation, vaccine coverage, and cost-benefit analysis. Three lecture hours a week. (On request.)

756 [226] CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600. Epidemiology and control of selected infectious diseases prevalent in developing countries. Course involves lectures, critical discussions of published articles, and a final group project. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Meshnick.

757 [227] EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIV/AIDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600. This course examines the epidemiology of AIDS from an international perspective. It considers the AIDS pandemic in a broad epidemiologic perspective, including key aspects of basic, clinical, and social science. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Behets, Weir.

759 [223] METHODS IN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Course will focus on epidemiological methods required to investigate urgent public health problems. Course covers the skills and tools needed to conduct outbreak investigations and communicate findings to the public. Three lecture hours per week.

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764 [380] HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (1-2). Prerequisites, EPID 710 and EPID 752. Permission of the instructor required. Comprehensive seminar in hospital infection control. Topics include issues in employee health, surveillance, outbreak investigation, environmental sampling, and policy formation. May be repeated for credit. Two to four seminar hours. Spring, summer. Weber.

765 [232] METHODS AND ISSUES IN PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, introductory-level epidemiology and biostatistics. Application of the epidemiologic knowledge, methodology, and reasoning to the study of the effects (beneficial and adverse) and uses of drugs in human populations. (On request.)

770 [233] CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS (3). Prerequisite, EPID 710 or equivalent, BIOS 600, undergraduate major or strong preparation in the biological sciences. Permission of the instructor required for nonmajors. Emphasis on integration of epidemiologic data with laboratory and clinical research findings. Issues in epidemiologic research design, analysis, and interpretation are presented within the context of substantive epidemiology. Three lecture hours a week. (On request.) Schroeder.

771 [234] CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY METHODS (3). Prerequisite, EPID 715. Interpreting cancer statistics, lead time/length time bias, screening, causation, multistage models, study designs. Applications include: cancer in developing countries, psychosocial and public policy issues. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Millikan.

772 [290] CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL SEMINAR (HPAA 765) (HBHE 765) (3). Permission required for non-graduate students. An interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. Emphasis on projects and activities from perspectives of epidemiology, health behavior and education, and health policy and administration. Appropriate research design and methodologies will be covered. Fall. O'Malley.

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775 [335] ADVANCED CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY: CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES IN CANCER CAUSATION (2). Prerequisites, EPID 715 and 718 and EPID 770 or 771. Permission of the instructor required. Readings and discussions on classic and contemporary controversies in cancer causation. Two seminar hours per week. (On request.) Gammon.

780 [276] OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, introductory epidemiology and biostatistics. This course provides a background in the epidemiology of work-related illness and injury and the application of epidemiologic concepts and methods in protecting workers' health and safety. (On request.) Loomis.

785 [277] ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, EPID 710 and BIOS 600. Epidemiologic ideas and methods applied to evaluation and control of human health consequences of environmental hazards. Pollution of environmental media and global change are considered from a human-ecological perspective, with local and international examples. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Chen.

786 [278] COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (2). Principles for conducting research within communities unduly burdened by environmental health threats are presented. Topics include research ethics, community presentations, study design and implementation, and student research projects. (On request.) Wing.

800 [212] EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MEDICAL CARE (2). Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. Epidemiology applied to issues in health care, variations in disease and medical care, quality of care measures, role of health care in determination of trends, epidemiological approaches in planning/policy. Three lecture hours a week. (On request.) Hartmann.

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801 [203] DATA ANALYSIS IN ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2-3). Prerequisite, basic knowledge of SAS. Permission required. Data analysis project in oral epidemiology: data cleanup, file construction, analysis. For three credit hours, student also completes multivariate analysis with linear, logistic regression. Project to result in publishable paper. Two to three seminar hours a week. Fall.

805 [205] CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODS (6). Permission required. Intense interdisciplinary approach to clinical research, intended primarily for physicians committed to clinical investigation. Epidemiologic, social science, and decision-analytic methods; medical ethics; health policy; health economics; medical care epidemiology. Five lecture and two seminar hours a week. Fall. Miller.

806 [206] CLINICAL RESEARCH SKILLS (4). Permission required. Practical research skills for clinical investigators, including grant application, instrument development, project management, data management, data analysis, and the communication of research results. Four lecture hours a week. Spring. Garrett.

810 [254] PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH (NUTR 810) (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. This course provides an overview of major issues in physical activity measurements, population distribution, correlates, impacts (physically and economically), and public health recommendations. Interventions, including relevant theories, will be reviewed. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Evenson, Ward.

813 [259] NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (NUTR 813) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600. This course builds the foundation for critical evaluation of the nutritional epidemiologic literature. Three lecture hours a week. Spring.

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814 [261] OBESITY EPIDEMIOLOGY (NUTR 814) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600. Examines epidemiologic research on the causes, consequences, and prevention of obesity. Emphasis on methodologic issues pertinent to obesity research. Spring. Stevens.

815 [262] DIET AND CANCER (NUTR 815) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600. Examines epidemiologic research on food-related exposures and prevention of cancer of various sites. Emphasis on skills for conducting and analyzing epidemiologic studies on gene-nutrient interactions in carcinogenesis. Spring.

818 [358] ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (NUTR 818) (3). Prerequisites, BIOS 545, EPID 600 or 710, and NUTR/EPID 813 or permission of the instructor. Teaches skills and techniques required to study dietary exposures, anthropometric status, and disease outcomes. Students will gain skills in analysis and interpretation of anthropometric data. Concepts and applications include quantification and measurement of dietary intake, use and management of nutrition monitoring data sets, application and interpretation of epidemiologic and statistical methods for the analysis of these data (such as linear and logistic regression), and appropriate use and interpretation of anthropometric indices. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Siega-Riz, Adair.

825 [280] SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: THEORY, METHOD, AND INTERVENTION (HBHE 802) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 and public health major. Discussion and readings will focus on population vs. international perspectives on health, risk condition vs. risk factors, concepts of causation, knowledge development as a historic and social process, and will examine macro-level determinants.

826 [228] SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600. Social forces affecting community health and how to measure them for epidemiologic analysis. Topics range from social networks to racism and ethics. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Thomas.

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850 [240] EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES (MHCH 850) (2). Course focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of diseases that affect women disproportionately, or manifest differently, or are unique to women. Siega-Riz.

851 [219] REPRODUCTIVE AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (MHCH 851) (3). Corequisites, EPID 600 and BIOS 600, or equivalents. Epidemiology of reproductive and perinatal health outcomes, including infertility, fetal loss, preterm birth, birthweight, congenital malformations, and infant mortality. Includes current knowledge regarding epidemiology of these outcomes and discussion of methodologic issues. Three lecture hours per week. Fall. Olshan, Daniels.

853 [350] ADVANCED TOPICS IN PERINATAL AND PEDIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY (MHCH 853) (2). Prerequisites, EPID 710 and EPID/MHCH 851. Permission of the instructor required for master's level students. Critical review of current topics in, and methods for, perinatal and pediatric epidemiology. Spring. Daniels.

880 [210] FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS (3). Basic ethical rationales underlying concerns central to public health. These include: ethical reasoning; concepts of justice; the influences of religion; principles of interacting with communities; professional conduct; and research ethics. (On request.) Thomas.

881 [216] HISTORY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and introductory biostatistics. The changing form and content of epidemiology considered in historical context, focusing on Western countries (1700-present). Discussion includes goals, concepts, methods, and relationships with statistics, medicine, and public health. Three lecture hours a week. (On request.) Loomis.

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882 [217] PHILOSOPHY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, EPID 715 and BIOS 545. A forum for evaluating the place of epidemiology in science, public health, and society, focusing on the nature of objectivity and the social construction of epidemiological knowledge. Three lecture hours per week. (On request.) Wing.

883 [257] TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (1-4). Prerequisite, EPID major, second-year or above. Provides epidemiology majors with supervised experience in teaching and course preparation. Students act as assistants in departmental courses. Two to eight seminar hours a week. Fall and spring. Staff.

884 [368] EPIDEMIOLOGY IN HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL DECISIONS (2). Prerequisite, knowledge of introductory level epidemiology recommended. Evidence-based decisions about public policy, clinical practice, and government regulations - perspectives of science, government, industry, media, and courts. Toxic shock, environmental hazards, alternative medicine, tobacco, diet pills, breast implants.(On request.)

889 [300] TOPICS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR (1). Prerequisites, EPID 710 and EPID major. Topics are chosen to reflect emerging issues in the field, as well as those that meet the interests of the students and faculty in the department. (On request.)

890 [105] SEMINAR FOR MSPH STUDENTS (1). A workshop for addressing special topics related to MSPH program including, but not limited to, research topic development, career planning, and public health ethics.(On request.) Wing, Daniels.

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891 [390] EPIDEMIOLOGY DOCTORAL SEMINAR (2). Exposes students to issues and debates in the philosophy of science, the object of knowledge in epidemiology, and the place of epidemiology in public health. Fall. Wing.

892 [306] INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN HEALTH DISPARITIES (MHCH 892) (1). Prerequisite, MHCH 756. This seminar will provide an opportunity for students to synthesize knowledge across disciplines and to develop an interdisciplinary approach to addressing their identified health disparities research topic. One seminar hour per week.

893 [301] PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR (1). Prerequisites, basic knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics. This is a weekly seminar to explore current problems in pharmacoepidemiology. It supplements the introductory course, EPID 765. May be repeated. Two seminar hours a week. (On request.) West.

894 [302] INFECTIOUS DISEASE SEMINAR (1). Prerequisites, introductory epidemiology and biostatistics. Detailed review of selected topics in infectious disease epidemiology. May be repeated for credit.

895 [303] SEMINAR IN ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (1). Prerequisite, EPID 710. Explores conceptual and methods issues in conducting epidemiologic investigations of oral conditions, specifically caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer (topics rotate semesters). Spring. Beck.

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896 [305] SEMINAR IN CLINICAL RESEARCH (1). Prerequisite, CRC Fellow or permission of the instructor. Practical topics pertinent to clinical research will be presented by faculty on campus and from local industry. Fellows in the Clinical Research Curriculum will also present their work. (On request.) Miller.

897 [351] ADVANCED SEMINAR IN CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (1-3). Permission required. Review of substantive and methodological research in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. May be repeated for credit. Two to six seminar hours a week. (On request.) Heiss.

900 [315] FIELD TRAINING IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (3-6). Prerequisite, advanced standing. Designed to give epidemiology majors a supervised field experience in population health research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

905 [359L] EPIDEMIOLOGY LABORATORY PRACTICUM (1-9). Permission required. Students work individually with a faculty member on supervised laboratory research and skills development. May be repeated for credit. Two to eighteen laboratory hours a week. Fall and spring.

910 [360, 361] RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (Var.). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Independent investigation in consultation with an instructor who must assign or approve the subject of research. Credits vary according to the effort and rigor of the research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

992 [392] MASTER'S PAPER (Var.). Fall, spring, and summer. Graduate faculty.

994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (Var.) Fall, spring, and summer. Graduate faculty.

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