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Michigan Public Health Launches Master of Science Degree in Computational Epidemiology and Systems Modeling
In this program, students are trained
to become highly skilled epidemiologists who can understand and analyze
public health problems with mathematical and statistical models.
Epidemiological models and simulation-based analyses are increasingly
used to inform public health policy and practice. Notably, throughout
the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies, policy-makers and others
have used epidemiological models to help inform decision-making and slow
the spread of the virus.
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CAsToR
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Travis Whitacre, PhD, describes his
research on the cross-section of adolescent mental health and smoking
behavior. Travis uses applied econometric and quasi-experimental
analysis using large administrative survey datasets to help inform how
access to mental healthcare might affect adolescents’ tobacco product
use behavior.
