Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (November 13, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0190665769
ISBN-13: 978-0190665760
"Much of epidemiology is about estimating causal effects:� how risk factors or exposures relate to disease, or the effects of interventions or other factors on health outcomes.� This introductory text by Westreich introduces students to the basics of epidemiology through this lens of intervention and impact. Its focus on how to articulate clear research questions, and design rigorous studies to answer them, will be particularly useful to students looking to make a difference in the public's health.�" -- Elizabeth Stuart, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
"Causal inference should be at the heart of epidemiology. And yet, introductory epidemiology has never been taught through the lens of causal thinking. This smart and engaging book does just that. Westreich brings a fresh perspective to teaching the foundations of the field--one that positions the reader beautifully for subsequent deeper thinking about causes and how we may intervene to promote the health of populations." --Sandro Galea, University of Boston, author of Urban Health
DANIEL WESTREICH received his B.S. in computer science from Yale University, and -- after a short stint as a software engineer at Microsoft -- a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is currently an associate professor of epidemiology at UNC, where his work focuses substantively at the intersection of HIV and women's reproductive health. He has served as a member-at-large of the executive board of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and in editorial capacities at the American Journal of Epidemiology and Epidemiology. In 2014 Dr. Westreich was awarded an NIH DP2 New Innovator Award to develop epidemiologic methods for implementation science.
