Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Unraveling complex health issues through strong analytic skills and studying the distribution of the spread of disease, social factors, and other risk factors.
Born as a program in 1972 as part of the Division of Public Health, the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology has grown to support almost 100 graduate students and research funding of $38.2 million. Its 26 faculty members focus on transdisciplinary research collaborations in the areas of COVID-19 and other infectious disease forecasting and mitigation, reproductive health and breast cancer research, biomarkers and genomics, problem gambling, causal methods and clinical trials, physical activity and nutrition, and more.
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A rich history
Born as a program in 1972, the department features a rich 50-year history and includes groundbreaking faculty members such as David Hosmer and Stanley Lemeshow, authors of Applied Logistic Regression, the single most cited reference in all of statistics.
Spring 2023 BIO-EPI seminar series
Watch recordings from the Spring 2023 BIO-EPI seminar series.
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Volunteers Needed for a Study on the Role of Stress on Health Risk Among Women
Researchers are looking for volunteers for their NIH-funded study on the role of stress on health risk among women.
Reich Co-Organizes Pair of Scientific Meetings of The Royal Society
Professor of Biostatistics Nicholas Reich served as co-organizer of a pair of scientific meetings held in March 2023 by The Royal Society.
In the Media: News Roundup (March 24, 2023)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.
