Category: Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Esther Annan is moving to Princeton this summer.   The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health student will complete her PhD in epidemiology in June 2022. She will then leave for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, which involves teaching and advancing her research in dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito-borne…

The chances of most Americans contracting monkeypox are slim, says an epidemiology expert at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health.   Dr. Diana Cervantes, an assistant professor and director of HSC’s Master of Public Health graduate studies program in epidemiology, has long been involved in community response…

By Alex Branch   Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey are expected to remain in southeast Texas for some time. Among the public health concerns is how stagnant water could impact the mosquito population and potential transmission of associated diseases. UNT Health Science Center’s medical entomologist Joon Lee, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the…

Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year's National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly competitive program - formerly called the Summer Institute on Aging Research - will be held…