Faculty members in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics have diverse interests and conduct cutting-edge research in a range of areas, including:
- Behavioral and chronic disease epidemiology
- Cancer prevention and control
- Perinatal and reproductive epidemiology
- Substance use
- Infectious disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Water-related diseases
- Mediation
- Causal inference
- Latent variable modeling
- Psychometrics.
The department maintains affiliations and partnerships with: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia Department of Health, Philadelphia Water Department, The School District of Philadelphia, Public Health Management Corporation, and Temple Health. In addition, our students and faculty collaborate with researchers in the Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Nursing; the School of Social Work; the Center for Obesity Research and Education; Lewis Katz School of Medicine; and the Kornberg School of Dentistry, among others.
Research labs
Behavioral and Cancer Epidemiology Research Program
The Behavioral and Cancer Epidemiology Research Program in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is focused on examining the behavioral and biological determinants of cancer in the general and underserved populations.
Biostatistics Core
The Biostatistics Core offers comprehensive statistical consultation and computational services to faculty, staff and students in the College of Public Health and throughout Temple University as well as faculty and researchers in other institutions, agencies and companies.
Human Exposure Assessment Lab (HEAL)
The Human Exposure Assessment Lab seeks to develop and implement evidence-based interventions to reduce the population's exposure to chemical and non-chemical stressors.
Kidney Cancer Prevention Research Program
The Kidney Cancer Prevention Research Program in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is dedicated to impactful research that is translatable to the primary and secondary prevention of cancer.
Kulick Lab
The Kulick Lab focuses on the identification and study of novel risk factors for brain aging in the population, primarily in underserved and minority communities.
Pediatric, Environmental Health and Development Studies (PEDS) Lab
This lab collaborates with faculty at Temple and other universities to study the impact of environmental exposures in early life, seeking to reduce childhood disease.
Water, Health and Applied Microbiology (WHAM) Lab
The Water, Health and Applied Microbiology Laboratory primarily focuses on microbiological contamination of water supplies and the subsequent impacts on public health.
Wiens Lab
The Wiens Lab utilizes seroepidemiology, spatial analysis and disease modeling to better understand infectious disease burden.