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Epidemiology

Within the field of Epidemiology, our college focuses on understanding the distribution of illnesses and diseases in communities and identifying exposures and other factors associated with their health outcomes.  

Research Projects in Epidemiology

Spectacle Prescribing in Early Childhood (SPEC)

Researchers

Erin Harvey, Joseph Miller, Leslie Dennis, Paul Hsu

Prenatal Exposure to Pesticide Mixtures and Childhood ADHD

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Melissa Furlong, Paloma Beamer, Edward Bedrick

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Registry Melanoma Research Grant

Researchers

Leslie Dennis

Arizona Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (ADDSP)

Researchers

Sydney Pettygrove, Paul Hsu

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Researchers

Eyal Shahar

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study-Coordinating Center

Researchers

Eyal Shahar

Genetics at the Interface of Lipid and Glycemic Traits

Researchers

Yann Klimentidis, Jin Zhou

SMAP-Informed Modeling of Dengue and Chikungunya Along the U.S./Mexico Border

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Genetic Risk Factors and Corresponding Mechanisms Underlying Lipedema

Researchers

Yann Klimentidis

Chronic Conditions following Salmonella and Campylobacter Illnesses in an Ethnically Diverse Population – A Prospective Cohort Study

Researchers

Kristen Pogreba-Brown

American Lung Association Airways Clinical Research Center (ALA-ACRC)

Researchers

Lynn Gerald

Kidenga Fever: Viral Social Marketing for a Participatory App to Track Emerging Pathogens

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Accelerate to Equal: Identifying ways to engage women in vector-control to reduce malaria

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Vitamin D Status, Genetic Variation in Vitamin D Signaling and Metabolism, and Risk for Colorectal Neoplasia

Researchers

Elizabeth Jacobs, Denise Roe

Helicobacter pylori and Stomach Cancer supported by the Chapa Foundation

Researchers

Heidi Brown, Robin Harris

Adherence to latent TB infection among at-risk populations (TXT4MED)

Researchers

Melanie Bell, Lynn Gerald

Stress and Asthma in public schools

Researchers

Lynn Gerald

Feasibility of Latent TB screening among migrant farmworkers on the border

Researchers

A Community Toolkit to Improve Asthma Care for Rural Children

Researchers

Lynn Gerald

Whole-Genome Prediction of Type-2 Diabetes Susceptibility in Various Populations

Researchers

Yann Klimentidis

Skin Cancer and Arsenic Exposure

Researchers

Leslie Dennis

Skin Cancer and Arsenic Exposure, Diversity Supplement

Researchers

Leslie Dennis, Heidi Brown

The Jackson Heart Study

Researchers

Eyal Shahar

Assessing the rate of dengue virus development in the mosquito Aedes aegypti supported by the UA Center for Insect Science

Researchers

Heidi Brown, Kacey Ernst

Collaborative Research at the Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Researchers

Chengcheng Hu

Identifying Community-based solutions to improve insecticide treated bednet compliance

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

On the Edge: Dengue and Climate

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Modeling Dietary Contributions to Arsenic Dose and Methylation: Elucidating Predictive Linkages

Researchers

Jeff Burgess, Robin Harris

Chronic disease in an Arizona Native American community

Researchers

Robin Harris

Development of a multi-organ transplant information system

Researchers

Determining the Validity of a Case-Case Study Design to Compare Risk Factors for Campylobacterosis Cases for Routine Surveillance and Outbreak Investi

Researchers

Kristen Pogreba-Brown

VPR SEED grant - ITN use for malaria control

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Serum 25(OH)D, intake of vitamin D, and breast cancer recurrence in the WHEL study

Researchers

Elizabeth Jacobs

Mechanisms of Gastric Mucous Cell Metaplasia

Researchers

Comparative Study of Breast Cancers and their Risk Factors among Mexican Women in Mexico and the U.S. (currently in No Cost Extension status)

Researchers

Hepatitis A epidemiology in Arizona

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Methods for Long-Term Follow-Up of HIV-Infected Patients

Researchers

Chengcheng Hu

VDR Variants, Nutrient Intakes, and Adenoma Recurrence

Researchers

Elizabeth Jacobs

Vitamin D exposure and upper respiratory infections in children in Africa

Researchers

Kacey Ernst

Anemia and Its Relationship with Sarcopenia, Physical Function and Mortality

Researchers

Zhao Chen

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Researchers

Eyal Shahar

Development of a Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Arizona

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Integrated Epidemiological Study of Valley Fever

Researchers

Mary Kay O'Rourke

Pesticide Exposure Potential Model

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Mary Kay O'Rourke

The International Pancreas Transplant Registry

Researchers

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