Epidemiology
Our diverse and talented faculty are epidemiological experts who study how a variety of factors affect human health, including climate change, complex chronic disease management, disease prevention and management, disaster preparedness, foodborne outbreaks, healthy aging, HIV, maternity care, and pollutants at work, at home and in the environment.
Jeff Bethel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(Program Director)
Jeff's research focuses on building adaptive capacity to address the health impacts of infectious disease outbreaks and natural hazards, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Marit Bovbjerg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Marit's research focuses on US maternity care, particularly midwifery and community birth for low-risk women. She is also interested in physical activity during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and potential effects on maternal outcomes.
Viktor Bovbjerg, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Viktor's research interests lie at the intersection of human beings and their many environments: natural, built, social, cultural.
Matthew Bozigar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Matt's research investigates the modifiable social and environmental drivers of health disparities, as well as the health effects of transportation noise, radon decay, and particle radioactivity. He often uses spatial and spatio-temporal methods on “big” data in his research.
Ellen Smit, Ph.D. RD
Professor
Ellen's research is focused on diet, metabolism, and physical activity in relation to both chronic disease and HIV infection in diverse populations.
Perry Hystad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Environmental and Occupational Health
Perry's research uses spatial exposure assessment methods to determine the chronic health effects associated with exposure to air pollution, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancer.
Yumie Takata, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Nutrition
Yumie's research focuses on the etiological roles of nutritional factors in cancer and chronic disease.