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Surveillance, Screening & Applied Public Health

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Surveillance, Screening & Applied Public Health

By harnessing the power of data and technology, researchers in this field can identify emerging health threats, monitor disease outbreaks, and develop targeted interventions that improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.

Areas of Focus

  • Cancer Screening
  • Program Evaluation
  • Data Visualization & Communication

Our researchers aim to improve public health outcomes via effective screening programs and surveillance systems. Using these tools they can develop interventions and evaluate programs that save lives, including detecting cancer at early stages, when it is most treatable.

To communicate their findings, our researchers use data visualization and communication tools that can help policymakers and the public understand complex health data. 

Faculty

  • Professor Ilana Gareen smiles at camera while posing in front of an office building. 

    Ilana Gareen

    Associate Professor
    igareen@stat.brown.edu
  • Professor Annie Gjelsvik smiles at camera while posing in front of window.

    Annie Gjelsvik

    Associate Professor
    annie_gjelsvik@brown.edu
  • Professor William Goedel smiles at camera while posing in front of an office building. 

    William Goedel

    Associate Professor, Doctoral Program Director
    william_goedel@brown.edu
  • Professor Shilo McBurney smiles at camera while posing in front of greenery.

    Shilo McBurney

    Assistant Professor, MPH Epidemiology Concentration Lead
  • Professor Jennifer Nuzzo smiles at camera while posing in front of a bookshelf.

    Jennifer Nuzzo

    Professor, Director of The Pandemic Center
    jennifer_nuzzo@brown.edu
  • Professor Deborah Pearlman smiles at camera while posing in front of an greenery.

    Deborah Pearlman

    Associate Professor of the Practice, MPH Interdisciplinary Concentration Faculty Lead
    deborah_pearlman@brown.edu
  • Professor Nithya Ramesh smiles at camera while posing in front of a bookshelf.

    Nithya Ramesh

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    nithya_ramesh@brown.edu

Recent Surveillance, Screening & Applied Public Health News

News from Brown

Unexpected findings on lung cancer CT scans may point to other non-lung cancers, study finds

March 31, 2026
An analysis of lung screening data led by Brown University researchers helps identify which abnormalities detected outside the lungs may warrant follow-up attention and treatment.
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Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics

November 26, 2025
Researchers found differences in how respiratory syncytial virus spreads among children in rural versus urban communities and concluded that year-round immunizations would minimize risks of large seasonal outbreaks.
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News from SPH

Inside the global scramble to build and deliver COVID vaccines

November 21, 2025
New book from Pandemic Center’s Seth Berkley recounts how scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks and political battles shaped the pandemic response.
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