News, updates, and information for current students and alumni of the Department of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health
Category : News/Events
Join the RSPH Department of Epidemiology & Emory School of Nursing for a Panel, Dinner, & Networking!
Wednesday, April 10, 5:30-7pm
Rita Anne Rollins Room
Category : #WeAreEmoryEPI
Cynthia Jones, 2nd Year MPH Student
I am a graduate research assistant with the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) support center. In partnership with other organizations, our team conducts operational research activities that address challenges faced by NTD control and elimination programs globally. My responsibilities include managing data from surveys that quantify the presence of helminthic infections – onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and loiasis – and representing our findings to support and inform ongoing program activities.
At EmoryEPI, I’ve learned: The key to excellent data management is excellent documentation – the truth is always in the details. Much of my job requires extensive attention to detail, and thanks to the professors who require thorough descriptions of code work and study methods, activities such as reproducing data manipulations and performing trace-backs are no problem.
Being part of a team that supports disadvantaged populations around the world through its unique role in the fight against NTDs is extremely motivating and challenges me to continue learning and developing new skills so that I can contribute to the best of my abilities. It’s an exciting time to work in NTDs!
Category : Alumni
Job opportunity “Great for EPI alums interested in infectious diseases”
Infection Prevention Coordinator and would be based next door at Emory Healthcare. Position involves working with clinicians to prevent hospital associated infections, performing surveillance, communicating with the CDC and health departments, investigating outbreaks, and using that information for overall improvement. Looking for candidates with 2 years of healthcare experience (does not have to be nursing) and will be expected to become certified in Infection Control within 2 years of employment.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Assists in the continuing development, implementation, evaluation, and modification of the Emory Hospitals and The Emory Clinic Infection Control Programs. Consistent with Infection Control Department goals and objectives, coordinates activities to identify and reduce the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections in assigned focus area(s).
These activities include: problem identification and management, data and information collection, analysis and management, improvement processes, policy/procedure management, outcome evaluation and education.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing or have a Masters in Public Health. RNs must have a current licensure in the state of Georgia. Two years of recent health care experience (within the past five years) which includes one year of clinical infection control experience is required. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required within 2 years of employment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium): 20-50 lbs; 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 11-25 lbs, 34-66% of the workday (frequently); 01-10 lbs, 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 50 lbs max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environment conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include, but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure Bio-hazardous waste Chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors Communicable diseases Electrical shock, Floor Surfaces, Hot/Cold Temperatures, Indoor/Outdoor conditions, Latex, Lighting, Patient care/handling injuries, Radiation, Shift work, Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks
https://nursing-emory.icims.com/jobs/33983/coordinator%2c-infection-control%2c-8a-4%3a30p/job
Contact Elizabeth Overton, Internal Data Analytics Manager, EHC Office of Quality and Risk with questions.
Category : News/Events
Join the Center for Global Safe WASH for a World Water Day 2019 event! Safe Water in Healthcare Facilities: A Neglected Crisis – March 19, 2018 – Reception 4pm, Speakers and Discussion 4:30pm
Join the Center for Global Health and Make a World of Difference
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Malaria Branch/Strategic and Applied Science Unit
601/602/701 GS-12
Duty Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Application Deadline: March 21, 2019
The Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Malaria Branch, announces an exciting opportunity to work in the Strategic and Applied Science Unit (SASU) in the Malaria Branch. This position is open to:
The Malaria Branch in the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM) is recruiting for a vacancy in the SASU in the Malaria Branch. The Strategic and Applied Science Unit includes a staff of approximately 16 persons including medical officers, epidemiologists, and entomologists. Dr. Alexander Rowe is the SASU Chief. The incumbent will design, implement, and lead critical clinical and operational research studies in close coordination with host governments and national and international partners, including the nongovernmental and private sectors.
This is a unique professional opportunity to contribute to the global reduction in malaria, a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The employee will collaborate to identify pressing public health research questions and to strive to answer those questions using appropriate research methods, designing, planning, implementing, and analyzing data from a wide breadth of research projects, including observational studies (e.g. surveys), experimental designs, (e.g. randomized controlled trials) and other relevant methods (e.g. qualitative studies, economic analyses, and systematic reviews). The employee will develop and write protocols, questionnaires, and manuscripts and mentor less experienced staff to do the same. He or she will serve as an internationally recognized consultant and expert on malaria and epidemiology. The employee will develop and test interventions to identify, treat or resolve various malaria or other public health problems, and will provide malaria-specific, epidemiological or public health technical advice to Ministries of Health or domestic authorities.
International travel will be required at least 33% of the time.
Responsibilities:
Additional information:
Qualifications: Candidates should have a strong background and interest in field epidemiology; surveillance, monitoring and evaluation; and public health program implementation. Candidates should also have demonstrated effective diplomatic and communications skills at the national and/or local levels, and at least one to two years of public health experience in an international developing country setting.
How to apply: Candidates eligible for a lateral transfer at the GS-12 level and non-US citizens may contact Alexander Rowe (arowe [at] cdc [dot] gov) for more information. Please include your CV and SF-50.
Other candidates should apply via www.USAJobs.gov using the announcement number below:
Epidemiologist, GS-0601-12
HHS-CDC-D4-19-10442442: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/526654400
The deadline for applications and inquiries is close of business March 21, 2019.
Category : Alumni
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The epidemiologist will be responsible for managing NIH and privately-funded research studies oriented in clinical epidemiology and health services research.
The candidate would work closely with the Director of the Emory Health Services Research (HSR) Center, a cooperative initiative of the departments of medicine and surgery of the Emory University School of Medicine, is committed to advancing healthcare access, quality of healthcare delivery, and health outcomes of patients and populations.
The center supports health services research studies that aim to enhance, improve, and revise healthcare systems so that they can perform at the highest quality and value and deliver the best patient outcomes. It aims to not only have an impact on Emory University and Emory Healthcare’s missions, but also create a paradigm for clinical/research institutions nationwide.
The HSR Center is designed to deliver patient-centered outcomes through the promotion of health services research that aligns academic research with clinical care delivery. Faculty experts in three major domains of health services research are a critical component of the center and serve as mentors and advisors to trainees and junior HSR faculty. These domains, or areas of concentration, are defined as patient-level, which is concerned with disease prevention and management; micro-system level, which understands the local provision of care; and macro-system level, which focuses on the healthcare delivery system.
The Director of the HSR Center has active funding in the area of health services research in kidney disease and transplantation, including the expansion of a national registry for early steps in transplant access and several large-scale pragmatic trials to reduce inequities in access to treatment for this patient population. The candidate would likely work on some of these projects, in addition to other research by faculty throughout the departments of surgery and medicine related to health services research.
Project areas may vary across patient populations or health systems and will likely include study design, data collection, implementing and analyzing pragmatic clinical trials and cohort studies, developing novel health care quality metrics, and leveraging big data/predictive analytics using machine learning and natural language processing. The assistant epidemiologist should be comfortable analyzing a variety of research datasets (national surveillance and administrative data as well as regionally collected data), contributing to study design, statistical interpretation and data management and analysis using SAS and/or R statistical software. The incumbent will also provide analytical support for presentations, abstract and peer-reviewed manuscripts, and grant writing. The work environment is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, and data scientists.
This position may require the creation and management of IRB protocols and data use agreements for research studies, as well as supervising/mentoring graduate research assistants and interns. The associate will have numerous opportunities to present research findings through authorship in written manuscripts and via presentations at national conferences.
Highly Desired Qualifications
Applicants should email their CV and list of references to Dr. Rachel Patzer at rpatzer [at] emory [dot] edu, by March 30th, and apply to the position on the Emory website by clicking HERE.
Category : Student Opportunities
Ethical Dilemmas in Child and Adolescent Health
Friday, April 26, 2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tom Harkin Global Communications Center
1600 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
Graduate Student Poster Contest
Call for Poster Abstracts
Submission deadline: March 15, 2019
Since 2015, the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University and the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have co-hosted the annual Public Health Ethics Forum on CDC’s main campus. The initial forum commemorated the 100th anniversary of the creation of National Negro Health Week by Dr. Booker T. Washington – founding president of, then, Tuskegee Institute. This year, the forum will examine ethical issues that must address planning and implementing public health programs intending to improve health outcomes for children and adolescents – particularly among minority populations.
There are documented disparities in child and adolescent health, such as racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of pediatric obesity, cancer mortality rates, and injury deaths from motor vehicle crashes, firearms, and suffocation. Structural and other barriers contribute to these disparities, and perceived inaction to address them gives rise to public concerns of tolerance for largely preventable health inequities. The 2019 Public Health Ethics Forum will bring these and other structural ethical dilemmas to the forefront and will identify practical ways that public health practitioners can engage with other sectors to advance health equity for children and adolescents.
Students who are enrolled in graduate-level schools and programs with majors or concentrations in public health, public policy, education, criminal justice, social work, psychology and any major that provides a relevant frame for analyzing ethical issues for child and adolescent health are invited to submit an abstract describing research they are conducting and that can be presented in a poster format. The content of the abstract should focus on ethical issues that underlie the delivery of public health programs focused on children and adolescents who are members of minority populations. The abstract can focus on topics including, but not limited to, the following: contextual factors, SES, nutrition (e.g., food insecurity, access to healthy foods), factors in the social and physical environment that create barriers to healthy lifestyles and choices, cultural
influences, geography (rural vs. urban), generational change, social determinants of health (e.g., exposure to drugs, gangs, etc.), technology (e.g., the digital divide), access to health care, acceptance, surveillance, (mis)trust in providers and systems, fairness, as well as adverse childhood experiences. The abstract/poster content is not limited to initial or first time offerings and can include content previously presented at other local, state, or national conferences. Because of limited resources, CDC cannot provide the cost of travel and accommodations for participants who will be participating in the 2019 Public Health Ethics Forum. There will be no registration fees required for the summit activities. We are in the process of reserving a block of rooms at a hotel for forum participants.
Abstract Requirements
The abstract should be in MS Word, double-spaced, 12 point font Times New Roman. All abstracts must follow the structured format below:
* Background: Study objectives, hypothesis, or a description of the problem;
* Methodology: Study design, including a description of participants, procedures, measures, and appropriate statistical analyses;
* Results: Specific results in summary form; and
* Conclusions: Description of the main outcome of the study or the intended outcome with supporting data.
Abstracts are limited to a maximum of 275 words, including subheadings. Author(s) must provide 4 to 6 descriptive keywords. All abstracts will be peer reviewed and should be clearly written, well structured, error free, in an appropriate format, and formal scientific tone. Notification of the abstract review status will be sent by March 22, 2019. Ten (10) abstracts will be accepted for a poster presentation. Submission of an abstract is considered acknowledgement that if accepted, the author will register for and attend the 2019 Public Health Ethics Forum to present the poster. While faculty members and professionals may serve as advisors to the students as they are preparing their abstract/paper, faculty members and professionals may not serve as co-authors. We are asking that only students serve as authors and co-authors. CDC and Tuskegee University researchers and practitioners, as well as forum presenters and the top three poster abstract winners will be encouraged to submit a paper for publication in the Journal of Healthcare, Science and the Humanities.
Abstracts must be submitted as an email attachment to: keh2 [at] cdc [dot] gov by Friday, March 15, 2019 by 5:00 PM EST. Any questions related to the Call for Abstracts should be directed to Dr. Karen Bouye at keh2 [at] cdc [dot] gov or by phone at 770-488-8199.
Category : Student Opportunities
We had a great EPI Mock Interview and Networking Night last month and heard from students that feedback about the S.T.A.R. Method of responding to questions was very helpful.
The S.T.A.R. Method is a way of answering resume-based interview questions that provides interviewers with clear, concrete and concise answers. Interview questions that are answered in the S.T.A.R. Method get to the heart of what a candidate ACTUALLY did in a previous work experience.
Use the S.T.A.R. Method to frame your responses to most behavioral-based interview questions:
Situation – Describe the situation in detail while being concise and straightforward. Make sure to give enough detail so that the interviewer can understand the situation at hand. Pretend you’re talking to a friend – don’t start in the middle of the story. And don’t assume they’ve read your resume.
Task – Detail what your task or obstacle was (even in a group setting).
Action – Detail what your actions were to complete the task or overcome the obstacle.
Result – Detail what the result of your action was and the outcome of the situation
For more information about interviewing, look at the Office of Career Development’s Interview Prep Guide.
Category : Student Opportunities
Sumner Lab, University of California, Los Angeles
An experienced, independent, and highly organized individual is sought for a full-time Research Coordinator position in the Sumner laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Psychology Department, run by Jennifer Sumner, PhD. The position will begin in summer 2019 (ideally August). Our research examines how the experiences of stress and trauma relate to accelerated aging and risk for chronic disease. Most of our studies are focused on identifying the psychological and biological mechanisms linking stress and trauma with disease risk.
Under the supervision of Dr. Sumner, the individual in this position will be involved in managing an active research lab with several grants and participate in many aspects of the research process, including recruitment of research participants, development and maintenance of a database for participant recruitment and tracking, preparation and submission of IRB applications, data collection using a variety of modalities, supervision of volunteer research assistants, and data management. These duties will primarily focus on a study examining key dimensions of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in trauma-exposed individuals and how they relate to early markers of cardiovascular risk. Data collection for this research involves acquisition of psychophysiology and eye tracking data, along with assessments of trauma exposure, mental health, and cardiovascular health and biomarkers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Prepare and submit IRB applications
* Recruit participants
* Develop and maintain databases for participant recruitment and tracking
* Collect data from participants across multiple levels of analysis, including trauma exposure and mental health assessments, psychophysiology, eye tracking, and cardiovascular health assessments
* Oversee collection and storage of biological samples for biomarker assays
* Supervise a team of research assistants in data collection and data management
* Manage, clean, and organize data for analysis
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic area (e.g., psychology, neuroscience)
* Experience working or volunteering in research lab settings
* Experience with data management and analysis is preferred
Please contact lab coordinator, Jacob Julian, for details on how to apply: jej11190 [at] gmail [dot] com
Category : Student Opportunities
The Child Development Studies Team in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities has an ORISE position open to applicants with an interest in children’s mental health, child development, and/or epidemiological data analyses using complex sample design, administrative claims, or longitudinal data.
Brief Description of Fellowship:
The selected candidate will train with the Child Development Studies Team on tasks related to children’s mental health and early childhood development. Training activities may include program implementation research on children’s mental health, neurodevelopment, and overall child development; development of research translation products and public health communication materials; and/or epidemiological analyses related to the diagnosis of children’s mental disorders, associated treatment, service utilization, and risk factors related to children’s mental health.
Earliest Start Date: April 2019
Application Deadline: March 18, 2019, 3 pm ET
For more information, please see position posting at https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/CDC-NCBDDD-2019-0083.
Please contact Jennifer Kaminski, PhD, Child Development Studies Team Lead, for additional information at: jkaminski [at] cdc [dot] gov.
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