Scientific Dissemination Committee
The purpose of the Scientific Dissemination Committee is to promote the scientific work of the society, its members, and the field of epidemiology to both the scientific community and the general public through a variety of means, including podcasting, twitter and other mediums and through actively engaging with the journal of the society, the American Journal of Epidemiology, to consider ways in which to optimize function of the society and of the journal for mutual benefit.
Matthew Fox
Scientific Dissemination Committee Co-Chair
Matthew Fox, DSc, MPH, is Professor in the Department Global Health & Development and in the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University. Dr. Fox joined the center in 2001. His research interests include treatment outcomes in HIV-treatment programs, infectious disease epidemiology (with specific interests in HIV and pneumonia), and epidemiologic methods. Dr. Fox works on ways to improve retention in HIV-care programs in South Africa from the time of testing HIV-positive through long-term treatment. As part of this work, he is involved in analyses to assess the impact of changes in South Africa¹s National Treatment Guidelines for HIV. Read more
Contact
Boston University School of Public Health
801 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02118
Tele: (617) 358-2062
Bryan James
Scientific Dissemination Committee Co-Chair
Bryan D. James is associate professor at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, and Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Epidemiology Research, at Rush University Medical Center. He received his PhD in epidemiology of aging from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research focuses on identifying social and lifestyle risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, cognitive decline and disability at the population level. He is currently funded by the National Institute on Aging to examine why hospitalization leads to faster cognitive decline in many older adults.
Contact
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
1750 W. Harrison St., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 563-2112
Fax: (312) 942-2297
bryan_james@rush.edu
SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Abigail Cartus
Allison Aiello
Anna Pollack
Ariel Beccia
Arijit Nandi
Daniel Kim
Enrique Schisterman
Ghassan Hamra
Hailey Banack
Hamid Ferdosi
Harriett Telljohann
Jasmine Sweeting
Jennifer Adibi
Joanna “Asia” Maselko
Kazuki Yoshida
Kimberly Parra
Leny Mathew
Lori Biddle
Melinda Power
Mustafa Hussein
Nichole Austin
Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon
Steve Cole
Steven Barger
Steven Stovitz
Tamala Gondwe
Traci Bethea
Veronica Eloesa McSorley