Welcome to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics where we are committed to the advancement of three core public health disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental health! I am proud to serve as Chair of our department where we value our community and are proud that Temple University is deeply rooted in Philadelphia, a microcosm of the world, a place to explore and answer questions that improve the public’s health. We live our mission daily – to combine curiosity with rigorous, applied methods that lead us to compelling questions and impactful results to improve public health.
The department continues to grow and enhance our training programs to increase the diversity within our disciplines and address today’s challenging and meaningful problems. In the classroom, students learn from accomplished epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and environmental health researchers with a wide variety of expertise and experience working in the field. We provide students with solid conceptual underpinnings for the study of health-related outcomes and well-being as well as applied, experiential training in cutting-edge methods. We also inspire students to translate their knowledge into real-world action through in Capstone and Practicum opportunities with public health professionals at one of over 400 sites. Our department offers five popular graduate programs: MPH degrees in Epidemiology (in-person and online), Applied Biostatistics, and Environmental Health; MS in Public Health Data Science, and PhD in Epidemiology. We also administer a sought-after graduate certificate program in Applied Clinical Research. In addition, the department contributes to the College’s nationally recognized BS in Public Health and administers a minor in Applied Epidemiology. Through these programs, we provide students with the academic support they need to excel and equip our alumni with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience necessary for professional success.
Importantly, we have experienced significant growth in the scope and funding of our research programs in recent years, which allows students opportunities to work and explore alongside faculty engaged in innovative research that addresses complex public health challenges and improves community health outcomes. Our committed faculty contribute to public health advancements through their research and expertise in behavioral and chronic disease epidemiology, cancer prevention and control, environmental and occupational exposures, seroepidemiology and disease modeling, post-COVID conditions, aging and cognitive decline, and cardiovascular disease as well as mediation, causal inference, missing data and measurement error, semiparametric regression, spatial statistics, high-dimensional data, latent variable modeling and psychometrics. In addition to various research labs and the Environmental Health Collaborative, the department administers the Research Methods and Biostatistics Core, where faculty provide consultation and engage in collaborative research within Temple and with various external partners.
In the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics we inspire inquiry; practice our disciplines with curiosity, rigor, and cultural humility; and take accountability to ensure we follow through on our commitments with integrity.
