2023 epidemiology grads and faculty
Teaching and Prevention Through Quality Research
Our department is leading research and prevention activities that impact public health by training students to evaluate and respond to important public health issues in aging and chronic disease prevention, reproductive health, environmental health, and infectious diseases.

News

Alexander Sundermann

Dr. Alexander Sundermann joins Next Gen Diagnostics as its Director of Infection Prevention Services

Next Gen Diagnostics announces that Alexander Sundermann, assistant professor of epidemiology, has joined NGD as its Director of Infection Prevention Services.

Julie Bonnett, Photo Credit: Ashley Hoffman

When it comes to menopause, 'it's not all in your head,' and Pittsburgh-based research is proving it

Samar El Khoudary, a professor of epidemiology, researches cardiovascular disease in midlife women, and how menopause may contribute.

Plastic water bottles. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Plastics are everywhere and pose a real threat to our health

Jennifer Adibi, assistant professor of epidemiology said, “So, these chemicals are not bound within the product to something that would make it inert or unable to move out of the product.”