Public Health Data Science: The Next Decade

February 29
1-2:30pm
Online

Hosted by the Boston University School of Public Health

This program will explore the evolution of data science in the context of public health. What statistical methods are used to shape and inform population health research? Where is the field heading in the next decade and what methodological improvements can we make to strengthen public health research, analysis, and recommendations? 

Speakers:

  1. Melody S. Goodman, Senior Executive Vice Dean; Professor of Biostatistics, New York University School of Global Public Health
  2. Yulin Hswen, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF School of Medicine
  3. Michael R. Kosorok, W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics; Professor of Statistics and Operations Research, UNC-Chapel Hill
  4. Nathan Lo, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University
  5. Daniela M. Witten, Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics; Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair of Mathematical Statistics, University of Washington
  6. Debbie M. Cheng, Professor of Biostatistics; Director of the Population Health Data Science Program, Boston University School of Public Health