Epidemiology News

Ohio State Public Health’s Erinn Aulfinger sat down with assistant professor Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, PhD, MPH, who joined the College of Public Health’s Division of Epidemiology this academic year. Dr. Sealy-Jefferson has an MPH in public health practice from Wayne State University and a PhD in epidemiological sciences from the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.   

CPH students delivered donations for the second annual winter clothing drive, benefiting families in southern Ohio affected by the opioid epidemic. 

Approximately 40 College of Public Health faculty, students, staff and alumni attended the 2018 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego, many of whom presented to attendees from around the world. 

It is with deep sorrow that we share news of the passing of Dr. Martin D. Keller, who died peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 27, at age 95.

Associate professor of epidemiology Marcel Yotebieng co-authored a report that found between 5.7 and 8.4 million deaths occur each year from the poor quality of health care, rather than limited access to these services.