Epidemiologists study and analyze the incidence and distribution of diseases. We look at defined populations, considering the possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
Epidemiology's impact extends beyond the classroom: it shapes policy decisions and identifies targets for preventive healthcare. The work we do is fundamental to the practice of evidence-based public health and medicine and affects the lives of millions of people worldwide.
Discover the programs and people that make up the Department of Epidemiology at Brown University
An expert on global health security, public health preparedness and response, and health systems resilience, Jennifer Nuzzo DrPH, is professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health where she directs the Pandemic Center. We spoke to her about pandemic proofing the future, and how Brown is uniquely positioned to make impact in the field.
Innovative research centers conduct epidemiological studies from disease outbreaks to the effects of environmental toxins
Christian Hoover, a Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology, led research which found that firearm-related lead ammunition use is an unregulated source of lead exposure in the U.S. that may disproportionately impact children.
Study epidemiology with world-renowned faculty
Brown's Epidemiology graduate program offers a doctoral degree and a MPH concentration which will prepare students for careers in research or public health which require knowledge of advanced epidemiologic methods.
Doctoral candidates undergo rigorous training in epidemiologic methods. We prepare students to become leading, independent investigators. Our graduates excel in academia, industry, government and public health practice.
Whether it is investigating an infectious disease outbreak, assessing the impact of in-utero exposure to environmental pollutants and endocrine disrupting chemicals, or the relations of nutritional, genetic, stress-related factors to cardiometabolic health, epidemiology is the foundational discipline underpinning many public health stories in the headlines every day.
Unique Degree Paths
We offer a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and support an MPH Epidemiology Concentration
Primary Faculty Members
With over 50 Secondary and Adjunct Faculty Members
of our recent F31s submitted received funding in their first round
Comparatively, F31 success rate was 27.8% across all NIH institutes in FY2020