Hosted by the GPH Department of Epidemiology
Join Dr. Denis Nash as he gives his talk, "Extreme Weather and Pandemics: Leveraging Observational Cohorts to Assess the Influence of Large Scale Exposures on Health Outcomes."
About the Speaker:
Denis Nash, PhD is Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at the CUNY School of Public Health. He is an epidemiologist with over 20 years of experience and leadership in conducting epidemiologic studies. His central interests include infectious diseases, the field of public health surveillance, the use of public health surveillance data to conduct rigorous assessments of programmatic effectiveness, and the impact of policies on health. Dr. Nash has worked extensively in domestic and international settings conducting large-scale, ‘real-world’ epidemiologic studies examining key outcomes among persons with HIV infection.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Nash and his research team launched a large-scale COVID-related research portfolio aimed at understanding and elucidating SARS-CoV-2 risk factors and trends in SARS-CoV-2 incidence. Key projects include a national community-based cohort study of adults (the CHASING COVID Cohort Study) and a city-wide collaboration with the urgent care provider, CityMD.
Please note, this event is open only to current NYU students, faculty, and staff. Contact the Department of Epidemiology at gph.epi@nyu.edu with any questions.