Courses
Course Offerings
Summer 2018
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PHC 6001: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health | |
| Instructor: Krishna Vaddiparti, PhD, MPE, MSW | ||
| Credits: 3 | Summer C: Online | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | ||
| Prerequisites: None. | ||
| This course is an introduction to epidemiology for students majoring in any aspect of the health sciences. This course presents the principles and methods of the epidemiological investigation of both infectious and non-infectious diseases. The purpose of this course is to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to explain the place of epidemiology in the general health thinking and to communicate and apply the basic principles of epidemiology. | ||
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PHC 6002: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | |
| Instructor: Jerne Shapiro, MPH | ||
| Credits: 3 | Summer A: M, W, R, 5:00p-8:00p; Summer C: Online | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-111 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6001 and PHC 6052 or PHC 6050, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This is an intermediate-level course that will introduce the student to the unique aspects of infectious disease and epidemiological methods used in their study, prevention and control. The student will gain knowledge through lectures, case studies, simulated outbreaks, readings, exercises, and an individual project. The course covers: sexually transmitted diseases, vector-borne diseases, zoonotic diseases, tuberculosis, diarrheal diseases, hepatitis, HIV, food-borne diseases, hospital transmission and control, and emerging and re-emerging pathogens. | ||
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PHC 6009: Epidemiology and Biology of HIV/AIDS | |
| Instructor: Robert L. Cook, MD, MPH | ||
| Credits: 3 | Summer C: Online | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | ||
| Prerequisites: None. | ||
| In this course, students will: 1) Examine the biological process by which HIV causes infection and AIDS, including the physiologic and cellular processes involved in HIV infection and treatment; 2) Develop skills in finding and interpreting current epidemiologic data on HIV/AIDS, including risk factors, comorbid health issues, special populations, and health outcomes; and 3) Learn an overview of HIV prevention strategies and their effectiveness, with a special emphasis on epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the rural south. | ||
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PHC 6011: Epidemiology Methods II | |
| Instructor: Lusine Yaghjyan, MD, MPH, PhD | ||
| Credits: 3 | Summer A: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30a-1:45p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-114 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC 6052, and PHC 6053, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course describes the implementation of common analytic methods in epidemiology. A course project helps build a foundation in applied epidemiologic analysis and develop experience in peer-review productivity based on secondary data. This course builds upon PHC 6000 (Epidemiology Methods I) to extend the understanding of epidemiologic concepts and methods by providing applied training in the conduct of secondary data analysis studies. | ||
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PHC 6041: Landmarks in Psychiatric Epidemiology | |
| Instructor: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE | ||
| Credits: 1 | Summer C: Online | |
| Grading Scheme: S/U | ||
| Prerequisites: None. | ||
| Landmarks in psychiatric epidemiology are reviewed with an emphasis on student discovery of studies with enduring value. | ||
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PHC 6937: Genetic Epidemiology | |
| Instructor: Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD | ||
| Credits: 3 | Summer A: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00p-5:00p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-110 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC 6011, and PHC 6050, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| The course will provide students with a focused exposure to major concepts and theories in genetic epidemiology for human diseases. At the completion of this course, students should be able to critically review and discuss genetic epidemiologic literatures, provide input on the design of genetic epidemiologic studies, identify and apply appropriate tests for genetic analysis for both qualitative and quantitative outcomes using either families or unrelated individuals, and interpret the results of genetic linkage and association analysis. | ||
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PHC 7083: Computational Epidemiology in Population Science | |
| Instructor: Mattia Prosperi, MEng, PhD | ||
| Credits: 1 | Summer A: Tuesdays, 10:00a-12:15p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-108 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6000, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course covers topics in statistical and computational learning techniques tuned for “big data” and applied to epidemiology and clinical diagnosis. The course will blend both methodological and translational science aspects. Students will learn how to identify the best modeling strategies for large datasets made upon epidemiological study designs, including multi-source and heterogeneous data. | ||
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PHC 7427: Ethics in Population Science | |
| Instructor: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE | ||
| Credits: 2 | Summer A: Tuesdays, 12:30p-4:45p | |
| Grading Scheme: S/U | COM C2-33 | |
| Prerequisites: Advanced degree or PhD candidacy, or permission of the instructor. | ||
| This course covers federally mandated topics in the responsible conduct of research: data acquisition, management, sharing, and ownership; conflict of interest/commitment; human subjects; animal welfare; research misconduct; publication practices and responsible authorship; mentor/trainee responsibilities; peer review; and collaborative science. This ethics course is for those enrolled in research intensive graduate programs. | ||
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PHC 7727: Grant Writing for Population Health Research | |
| Instructor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE, and Volker Mai, PhD, MPH | ||
| Credits: 2 | Summer C: Fridays, 9:30a-12:00p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | CTRB 4240C | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6011, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course provides practical instruction in the grant writing process with a specific focus on National Institutes of Health (NIH) procedures. It provides students with experience in writing a full grant application and in reviewing others’ grant applications. It also contains a mock grant review session to assist students in understanding the process and content of grant review. | ||
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Fall 2018
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PHC 6001: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health | |
| Catalina Lopez-Quintero, MD, PhD | ||
| Credits: 3 | Tuesdays, 10:40a-12:35p or 1:55p-3:50p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP 1102 | |
| Prerequisites: None. | ||
| This course provides and understanding of epidemiologic methods frequently used to study disease patterns in community and clinic-based populations. Course topics include distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specific populations and application to control of health problems. | ||
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PHC 6003: Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Disability | |
| Instructors: David S. Sheps, MD, MSPH, and Krishna Vaddiparti, PhD, MPE, MSW | ||
| Credits: 3 | Online | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | ||
| Prerequisites: PHC 6001 and PHC 6052 or PHC 6050, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course is an overview of the epidemiology of chronic diseases and disabilities prevalent in various populations; it includes the introduction of contemporary methods for surveillance, including risk factors, etiology, and changes over time. | ||
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PHC 6016: Social Epidemiology | |
| Instructor: Krishna Vaddiparti, PhD, MPE, MSW | ||
| Credits: 3 | Thursdays, 8:30a-11:30a | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-108 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6000, PHC 6001, and PHC 6410, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course explores the social determinants of population health, including acute and chronic disease outcomes, and health behavior. The course introduces methodological approaches to the field of social epidemiology with specific attention to measurement issues. | ||
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PHC 6517: Public Health Concepts in Infectious Diseases | |
| Instructor: Diana Rojas Alvarez, MD, PhD | ||
| Credits: 3 | Mondays, 10:40a-11:30a; Wednesdays, 9:35a-11:30a | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-111 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6001 and PHC 6002, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| In this course, students will learn to analyze the epidemiologic research methods used to obtain evidence of emergence of infectious diseases, transmission pathways, prevention strategies, and the range of factors that influence the severity of individual health outcomes; will be able to systematically examine research evidence related to a number of relevant emerging and existing infectious diseases of the 21st century; and will design an original research study to answer a specific research question. | ||
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PHC 6711: Measurement in Epidemiology and Outcomes Research | |
| Instructor: Ting-Yuan (David) Cheng, PhD | ||
| Credits: 3 | Wednesdays, 12:50p-3:50p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | COM CG-56 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6001 and PHC 6050 or equivalent, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course focuses on principles of measurement in epidemiologic/health outcomes research studies, particularly in the use of primary data collection studies. Special emphases include: reliability and validity studies; ROC curves; reducing and adjusting for measurement error; questionnaire design and interviewing methods; use of record resources (e.g., medical records, administrative data); and measurement using biomarkers, environmental measures, and molecular methods. Measurement in outcomes research in infectious diseases, physical activity, neuropsychology, psychopathology, addictions, and environmental epidemiology will be examined as examples in the course. | ||
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PHC 6932: Psychiatric Epidemiology Online Seminar Series | |
| Instructor: Catherine W. Striley, PhD, MSW, ACSW, MPE | ||
| Credits: 1 | Online | |
| Grading Scheme: S/U | ||
| Prerequisites: None. | ||
| Epidemiology seminars from the Department of Epidemiology and other epidemiology departments, and associated publications, will be used to provide students with an understanding of new developments in the field of epidemiology as applied to psychiatric epidemiology. | ||
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PHC 6937: Hospital Epidemiology | |
| Instructor: Cindy Prins, PhD, MPH, CIC, CPH | ||
| Credits: 3 | Tuesdays, 11:45a-1:40p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-108 | |
| Prerequisites: At least two epidemiology courses (PHC 600 and PHC 6000) and two Biostatistics courses (PHC 6052 and PHC 6053). Students also need to have familiarity with basic microbiology terms and techniques, so other pre-requisites for this course are PHC 6370, PHC 6002, PHC 6517, or an undergraduate- or graduate-level microbiology course (with instructor approval). | ||
| This PhD-level course will cover topics in hospital epidemiology through online lectures that supplement in-class discussions of the literature and study designs in hospital epidemiology, and hands-on learning through tours of hospital units. | ||
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PHC 6937: Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology | |
| Instructor: Deepthi Varma, PhD, MPhil, MSW | ||
| Credits: 2 | Thursdays, 12:50p-2:45p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-110 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6001, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course is designed to provide an understanding of how epidemiological concepts can be applied to the study of maternal and child mortality and morbidity. Course topics include health indicators, measures related to maternal and child mortality and morbidity, social and environmental determinants, and the impact of culture and societal norms on maternal and child health. The national- and global-level policies and programs for improving health will also be discussed. | ||
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PHC 7595: Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology | |
| Instructor: Lusine Yaghjyan, MD, MPH, PhD | ||
| Credits: 3 | Tuesdays, 9:35a-12:35p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP G-110 | |
| Prerequisites: PHC 6001 and knowledge of basic concepts in epidemiology and study designs, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course will explore theoretical concepts in molecular epidemiology and use of biomarkers in epidemiologic studies. Class topics include: basics of molecular epidemiology, potential uses and limitations of biomarkers, sample collection and storage, issues in epidemiologic study design and analysis, and discussion of specific research examples involving molecular markers. | ||
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PHC 7901: Epidemiology Literature Review and Critique (Journal Club) | |
| Instructor: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE | ||
| Credits: 1 | Fridays, 9:35a-10:25a | |
| Grading Scheme: S/U | CTRB 4240C | |
| Prerequisites: Graduate student standing, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| This course will prepare students to perform peer-review and to think critically. In weekly class discussion sessions, students will review peer-reviewed, published research studies that demonstrate innovative or faculty epidemiologic content or methods. Feedback will be given by student peers and faculty. | ||
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PHC 7934: Seminar I: Epidemiology Past, Present, and Future | |
| Instructor: Lusine Yaghjyan, MD, MPH, PhD | ||
| Credits: 2 | Fridays, 10:40a-12:35p | |
| Grading Scheme: Letter | HPNP 1101 | |
| Prerequisites: PhD standing, or permission from the instructor. | ||
| The principal goals of this doctoral seminar include becoming familiar with major programs of research in epidemiology, discussing findings and implications of classic/prominent epidemiologic studies, reviewing the strengths and weakness of major epidemiologic study designs, and applying knowledge of epidemiologic study design to students’ formulation of their own research studies. | ||
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Course Syllabi
Summer 2018 |
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| PHC 6001 | Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health |
| PHC 6002 | Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (campus) |
| PHC 6002 | Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (online) |
| PHC 6009 | Epidemiology Methods I |
| PHC 6011 | Epidemiology Methods II |
| PHC 6041 | Landmarks in Psychiatric Epidemiology |
| PHC 6937 | Genetic Epidemiology |
| PHC 7083 | Computational Epidemiology in Population Science |
| PHC 7427 | Ethics in Population Science |
| PHC 7727 | Grant Writing for Population Health Research |
Spring 2018 |
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| PHC 6000 | Epidemiology Methods I |
| PHC 6001 | Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health |
| PHC 6003 | Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Diseases |
| PHC 6008 | Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases |
| PHC 6194 | Spatial Epidemiology |
| PHC 6370 | Public Health Biology |
| PHC 6937 | Topics in Precision Medicine and Public Health Informatics |
| PHC 6939 | CPE Psychiatric Grand Rounds |
| PHC 7000 | Epidemiology Seminar II: Critical Evaluation and Methods in Epidemiology |
| PHC 7007 | Cancer Epidemiology |
| PHC 7017 | Advanced Epidemiologic Methods III |
| PHC 7038 | Psychiatric Epidemiology |
| PHC 7065 | Critical Skills in Data Manipulation for Population Science |
| PHC 7902 | Scientific Writing for Peer Reviewed Publications for Population Science (Writing Circle) |
Fall 2017 |
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| PHC 6001 | Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health (Dr. Cheng) |
| PHC 6001 | Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health (Dr. Séraphin) |
| PHC 6016 | Social Epidemiology |
| PHC 6517 | Public Health Concepts in Infectious Disease |
| PHC 6937 | Hospital Epidemiology |
| PHC 7595 | Molecular Epidemiology |
| PHC 7901 | Epidemiology Literature Review and Critique (Journal Club) |
Summer 2017 |
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| PHC 6009 | Biology and Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS (online) |
| PHC 6937 | Computational Epidemiology in Population Science |
| PHC 6937 | Genetic Epidemiology |
| PHC 7727 | Grant Writing Skills for Clinical and Health Research |
Spring 2017 |
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| PHC 6000 | Epidemiology Methods I |
| PHC 6711 | Measurement in Epidemiology and Outcomes Research |
| PHC 6937 | Public Health Surveillance |
| PHC 7007 | Cancer Epidemiology |
| PHC 7065 | Critical Skills in Data Manipulation for Population Science |
| PHC 7902 | Epidemiology Writing Circle |
Fall 2016 |
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| PHC 6016 | Social Epidemiology |
| PHC 6517 | Public Health Concepts in Infectious Diseases |
| PHC 6937 | Psychiatry Grand Rounds |
| PHC 7595 | Molecular Epidemiology |
| PHC 7901 | Epidemiology Journal Club |
| PHC 7934 | Epidemiology Seminar I |
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