Hiring Faculty!
We are recruiting two full-time faculty members in the tenure stream at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or at the full professor level in the areas of social epidemiology (including, but not limited to, research on health equity, discrimination, neighborhood environments, social policies, religion, and the criminal legal system) and epidemiologic methods. We are especially interested in expanding our commitment to use science and data to push and impact policy.
EPI Seminars
Fall 2024
Areas of Emphasis
Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.
G23 Public Health
News
Pitt Public Health honors alumni at awards ceremony
The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health will recognize seven alumni for their outstanding service to the field of public health at an awards ceremony on Nov. 22.
Experiences of discrimination linked to postpartum weight retention
“Beyond individual choices and behavior, we have to account for an individual's environment, because that can have an impact on health, too,” said lead author Dara Méndez, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Health Equity.
Reducing sedentary behavior may lower clinical fracture risk for older men
“Older adults are told to get sufficient sleep and exercise regularly, but guidelines lack detail about an optimal 24-hour day that includes both activities,” Lauren Roe, aging T32 predoctoral fellow in the department of epidemiology.