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The University of Washington Department of Epidemiology
TOMORROW: Collrane Frivold will defend her dissertation: "Associations between influenza vaccination during pregnancy and outcomes related to maternal influenza disease, infant anthropometry/growth, and cost-effectiveness in Nepal." Good luck tomorrow, Collrane! Event details: buff.ly/6e269Ri
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This Friday, Tanya Libby will be defending her dissertation: "Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and antimicrobial resistance among Kenyan children discharged from hospital." Come out to show your support to Tanya! #EpiDissertation Event details: buff.ly/iZOdKyG
August 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tomorrow, you are invited to Mark Fajans' MPH dissertation defense: "Improving Detection of Tuberculosis Disease Among Children." Good luck tomorrow, Mark! Event details: buff.ly/GnkNLL1
August 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Don't miss Lola Arakaki's #EpiDissertation defense on: Investigations of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness! Come show your support tomorrow, August 7 at 11 a.m., and congratulations, Lola! Event details: buff.ly/ILwfBsN
August 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Tomorrow afternoon, Hiwot Zewdie will be presenting on "The urban environment and active living: the case of Bogota, Columbia." Best of luck, Hiwot! #EpiDissertation Event details: buff.ly/aZTWjVC
August 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Celebrating Dr. Susan Heckbert’s career, legacy, and contributions to public health and University of Washington as she retires after more than three decades on faculty in UW Department of Epidemiology and University of Washington School of Pharmacy. buff.ly/04riem2
July 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Celebrating Dr. Susan Heckbert’s career, legacy, and contributions to public health and the University of Washington as she retires after more than three decades on faculty in @uwepidemiology.bsky.social and @uwpharmacy.bsky.social

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July 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Join us tomorrow afternoon for Gregory Zane's dissertation defense. Gregory will be presenting on "Prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infections: Evaluation of vaccination and post-exposure prophylactic antibiotic use as population-level strategies." #EpiDissertation Event details: buff.ly/Vwqu843
July 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Join us tomorrow morning for Cami Rencken's dissertation defense. Cami will be presenting research on "Examining Mental Health and Recovery Following School Shootings." Good luck! #EpiDissertation Event details: buff.ly/4ichvsD
June 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
TOMORROW: Sarah Hicks will defend her dissertation: "Retention, mental health, and scalable treatment programs for youth living with HIV: an exploration of social and behavioral influences." Good luck tomorrow, Sarah! Event details: buff.ly/R7bj0RQ
June 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Come support John Haight's dissertation defense on Monday, June 2! John will be discussing: "Workplace injuries, early opioid prescribing, and disability in Washington State." Congratulations, John! #EpiDissertation Event details: buff.ly/nuwP9I5
May 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Don't miss Julia Schleimer's #EpiDissertation defense: "Early Childhood Education and Violence Prevention Across the Life Course and Generations." Come show your support tomorrow at 10 AM, and congratulations, Julia! Event details: buff.ly/UQjVICd
May 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
TOMORROW: We're closing out the quarter with our final #EpiSeminar. Join speaker Mohammad Hosseini who will be discussing the uses and misuses of AI. Event details: buff.ly/qmDa6pi
May 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TOMORROW: At #EpiSeminar, injury and violence researcher Krista Neumann from UW School of Medicine and Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center will discuss "Using Digital, Clinical, and Qualitative Data to Understand Intimate Partner Violence After Dobbs." Event details here: buff.ly/L2VWOu2
May 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
TOMORROW: Join us for another #EpiSeminar where Tiwaloluwa Ajibewa will be discussing "Chronic stress and cardiovascular disease risk among native- and foreign-born adults." Event details: buff.ly/mKJjN0Y
April 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@uwepidemiology.bsky.social is among the top 10 best public health graduate programs for epidemiology. Coming in at number 8 in US News & World Report's 2025 rankings. bit.ly/4jirFZB
April 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our #EpiSeminar series continues with Mariah Tso, GIS specialist for the Ralph J. Bunche Center and the Million Dollar Hoods Project, who will be speaking about the complicated relationship between data and kinship. Join us tomorrow! Event details: buff.ly/tvfmi1C
April 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Research by UWEpi's Dr. Amanda Phipps; Courtney Hill, PhDc & @fredhutch.bsky.social aims to better understand the relationship between the gut microbiome and colorectal cancer to provide important insights that could inform strategies to improve outcomes. @aga-ghadvances.bsky.social

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April 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
TOMORROW: We're kicking off our first #EpiSeminar of Spring quarter with Claudia Gross Shader from the Seattle Office of the City Auditor. Dr. Gross Shader will be presenting on "Addressing Places in Seattle Where Overdoses and Crime are Concentrated." Event details: buff.ly/aAs3fhn
March 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our #EpiSeminar series comes to a close this winter quarter with Dr. Julianne Meisner, who will be presenting research on "Rational One Health: a more-than-biomedical approach to more-than-human health ." Join us tomorrow! Event details: buff.ly/4b7LIGX
March 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
TOMORROW: Join us for another #EpiSeminar where Dr. Joel Kaufman will be discussing "Publishing epidemiological research and avoiding predatory practices: Recent developments in scholarly journals." Event details: buff.ly/3X7flSF
February 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Our #EpiSeminar series continues with Dr. Deborah Donnell, who will be presenting research on Novel Study Designs for New Prevention Products. Join us tomorrow! Event details: epi.washington.edu/news-events/...
February 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our #EpiSeminar series continues this afternoon with Dr. Monisha Sharma, from the Department of Global Health and the UW START Center, who will be discussing "Using Mathematical Modelling to Assess Public Health Interventions." Join us! Event details: buff.ly/3Cb0I9J
January 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TOMORROW: At our first #EpiSeminar 2025, Dr. Chris Longenecker from the UW Department of Global Health and @uwmedicine.bsky.social will discuss "Reciprocal Innovation in Cardiovascular Care Delivery: From US to Africa and Back Again." Event details here: epi.washington.edu/news-events/...
January 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM