Jeff Bethel, Ph.D.

Jeff Bethel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Jeff.Bethel@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-3832

Milam Hall

Milam Hall 139

2520 SW Campus Way

2520 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
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PDF icon Jeffrey Bethel, Ph.D. (April 2020)

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Biography

Jeff received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biochemistry in 1997 from the University of California, Davis and a Doctorate in Epidemiology in 2005 from the University of California, Davis. He also completed a two-year post doctoral applied epidemiology fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) in San Diego, CA in 2007 before joining CDC as an epidemiologist. While with the CDC, Jeff worked on the prevention and control of communicable diseases along the U.S.-Mexico border. Before joining Oregon State University, he was an assistant professor of epidemiology at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine.

Spotlight

Update on TRACE: A Scalable Community-Based Approach to Estimate the Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Jeff Bethel, Ph.D.

Recorded June 5, 2020.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and its Global Impact

Jeff Bethel, Ph.D.
Chunhuei Chi, Sc.D., MPH

Recorded March 11, 2020.

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Beyond OSU
Personal Interests: 

Basketball, running, hiking, The Big Lebowski

Publications

2022

Journal Article

J. W. Bethel, “Wastewater Surveillance Provides a Powerful Tool for Monitoring and Controlling Communicable Diseases.”, J Public Health Manag Pract, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 107-108, 2022.
B. A. Layton, Kaya, D., Kelly, C., Williamson, K. J., Alegre, D., Bachhuber, S. M., Banwarth, P. G., Bethel, J. W., Carter, K., Dalziel, B. D., Dasenko, M., Geniza, M., George, A., Girard, A. - M., Haggerty, R., Higley, K. A., Hynes, D. M., Lubchenco, J., McLaughlin, K. R., F. Nieto, J., Noakes, A., Peterson, M., Piemonti, A. D., Sanders, J. L., Tyler, B. M., and Radniecki, T. S., “Evaluation of a Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Approach to Estimate the Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections and the Detection of Viral Variants in Disparate Oregon Communities at City and Neighborhood Scales.”, Environ Health Perspect, vol. 130, no. 6, p. 67010, 2022.

2020

Journal Article

S. M. Ahmed, Branscum, A. J., Welch, B. M., Megowan, M., Bethel, J. W., Odden, M. C., Joya, S. Afroz, M. Ibn Hasan, O. Sharif, Lin, P. - I., Mostofa, G., Quamruzzaman, Q., Rahman, M., Christiani, D. C., and Kile, M. L., “A prospective cohort study of in utero and early childhood arsenic exposure and infectious disease in 4- to 5-year-old Bangladeshi children”, Environmental Epidemiology, vol. 4, no. 2, p. e086, 2020.

2018

Journal Article

A. Cardenas, Smit, E., Welch, B. M., Bethel, J. W., and Kile, M. L., “Cross sectional association of arsenic and seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in the United States (NHANES 2003–2014)”, Environmental Research, vol. 166, pp. 570 - 576, 2018.

2017

Journal Article

D. F. López-Cevallos, Gonzalez, P., Bethel, J. W., Castañeda, S. F., Isasi, C. R., Penedo, F. J., Ojeda, L., Davis, S. M., Chirinos, D. A., Molina, K. M., Teng, Y., Bekthesi, V., and Gallo, L. C., “Is there a link between wealth and cardiovascular disease risk factors among Hispanic/Latinos? Results from the HCHS/SOL sociocultural ancillary study.”, Ethn Health, pp. 1-12, 2017.
J. W. Bethel, Spector, J. T., and Krenz, J., “Hydration and Cooling Practices Among Farmworkers in Oregon and Washington.”, J Agromedicine, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 222-228, 2017.

2016

Journal Article

A. Cardenas, Smit, E., Bethel, J. W., E Houseman, A., and Kile, M. L., “Arsenic exposure and the seroprevalence of total hepatitis A antibodies in the US population: NHANES, 2003-2012.”, Epidemiology and infection, pp. 1-11, 2016.
L. Syron, Lucas, D. L., Bovbjerg, V. E., Bethel, J. W., and Kincl, L., “Utility of a Work Process Classification System for characterizing non-fatal injuries in the Alaskan commercial fishing industry.”, International journal of circumpolar health, vol. 75, p. 30070, 2016.
A. K. Julian, Bethel, J. W., Odden, M. C., and Thorburn, S., “Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners.”, Prev Med Rep, vol. 3, pp. 283-7, 2016.

2015

Journal Article

A. Cardenas, Smit, E., E Houseman, A., Kerkvliet, N. I., Bethel, J. W., and Kile, M. L., “Arsenic exposure and prevalence of the varicella zoster virus in the United States: NHANES (2003-2004 and 2009-2010).”, Environ Health Perspect, vol. 123, no. 6, pp. 590-6, 2015.

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