Inferential Challenges with Spatial Data in (Air Pollution) Epidemiology

Many large-scale epidemiological studies investigate relationships between spatial and spatiotemporal exposures and adverse health outcomes. However, the spatiotemporal nature of these exposures can lead to inferential challenges including measurement error and unmeasured spatial confounding. Spatiotemporal prediction of exposures induces errors that can be correlated across space and lead to bias in point estimates and standard errors of estimated health effects. Unmeasured factors that vary spatially and impact health can further cause confounding bias that is difficult to diagnose.

Bias of the test-positive rate as an estimator of prevalence under longitudinal testing

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, OSU implemented a longitudinal testing program in which eligible students were required to be tested once per calendar week. Two primary objectives were to control the spread of disease by identifying and isolating students with COVID, and to monitor the prevalence of COVID on campus to inform policy decisions.

Dr. Remle Crowe, MPH-Epidemiology ’15, PhD ‘18, receives Power of One award

Dr. Remle Crowe received the Power of One award at 2022 EMS World Expo.

“The results of Remle’s collaborative leadership style are truly extraordinary,” said Dr. Brent Myers, Chief Medical Officer for ESO. “Her attention to our research efforts has elevated the importance of data and data-driven rigor to a national and international level. This is the type of work that changes an entire profession while improving the health and safety of communities.”

Ohio State awards philanthropic honors to Catherine Baumgardner, MHA '86 and Georgie Shockey, CPH donor

Engaged with the university in a volunteer capacity for many years, Baumgardner served on many committees and the Alumni Advisory Council before being chosen to serve on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. She was elected to a two-year term as chair in 2019, and while ensuring the board remained remarkably productive throughout the pandemic, she led during transitions of the alumni association president and CEO and university president.

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