Epidemiology

When the answer is "We don't know," epidemiologists get to work.

Reduce risk by uncovering clues about what causes disease and injury to better detect, plan for and prevent them - here and across the globe.

As an epidemiologist, you may investigate why and how diseases such as influenza occur in different groups of people, how to reduce the rate of heart disease in older adults, and now to best prepare for and reduce the impact on human health from a disaster.

What you learn may also be used to improve clinical and medical research and preventive health care.

November 15, 2021

Major water birth safety study finds no increased risk of death, major trauma

Water births had a lower risk of several maternal and neonatal outcomes, including postpartum hemorrhage and hospitalization soon after delivery, and no increase in neonatal death.
July 11, 2021

OER at Work: Expanding access to learning on all fronts

As an epidemiology professor and beyond, Marit Bovbjerg has championed OSU’s Open Educational Resource efforts.
June 1, 2021

Commencement 2021: Drew Docter

Drew Docter will graduate with a master of public health focused on epidemiology. Originally from Madison, Wisc., he is confident that his time in the MPH program has given him the tools to better translate community voices and experiences into data-driven decision-making.
April 16, 2021

Rural-urban divide compounds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths

Study finds the risk of dying from COVID-19 is even greater for racial and ethnic minority groups in rural areas compared with urban areas.
February 19, 2021

Public health + vet med

Oregon State alum Ryan Scholz draws on public health training in job as state veterinarian
June 30, 2020

TRACE results suggest 3.4% of Newport community infected with SARS-CoV-2

The study, Team-based Rapid Assessment of Community-Level Coronavirus Epidemics, known as TRACE-COVID-19 for short, began in Corvallis the weekend of April 25-26.