What's happening in our department
2025
Listen and Learn - Dr. Dawn Misra
Department Chair, Dr. Dawn Misra was recently on State Side regarding how federal funding cuts are affecting a study looking at Black mother and infant health in Detroit. The researchers are raising funds to cover costs after the Trump administration cut their grant from the National Institutes of Health.
How department researchers keeps your family healthy
Associate Professors Dr. Jean Kerver and Dr. Mat Reeves are making progress finding real world solutions that help families live their heathiest lives.
Congratulations to the graduating class of 2025
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics proudly celebrates the outstanding achievements of its PhD and Master's students. Congratulations on your well-earned success!
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Dr. Candice Johnson interviewed by nature science journal
As funding dries up, US universities will need to reconsider traditional tenure requirements.
How department researchers keeps your family healthy
Associate Professors Dr. Jean Kerver and Dr. Mat Reeves are making progress finding real world solutions that help families live their heathiest lives.
CHM Award Nominations
Congratulations to Dr. Dorothy Pathak, Dr. Claire Margerison, and Jill Hamilton
Vazquez/de los Campos publication
Uncovering covariance patterns across energy balance traits enables the discovery of new obesity-related genes
Graduation Celebration
Join us Friday as we congratulate students from our department who are the Spring class of 2025.
Revisit Research Day 25
Research Day was held on Friday, April 25
View our Spring Newsletter
Please take a few minutes to learn more about our department. Explore topics such as the Serengeti, India, Kentucky, student updates, faculty research, and individuals who enjoy baking. All just a click away.
First place at UURAF 25
Khushi Chhabra won the first-place award for the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Category at UURAF 2025.
Department Chair, Dr. Dawn Misra in the New Yorker
The professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the College of Human Medicine commented on the elimination of federal funding for health research, including work on maternal health disparities that took years to receive funding.
What can newborn hearing tell us about neurodevelopment
Dr. Nicole Talge, an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, heads the MSU Neurodevelopment and Health Research Group.
Trends in Cervical Cancer
During 2008–2022, cervical precancer incidence decreased 79% and higher-grade precancer incidence decreased 80% among screened women aged 20–24 years, the age group most likely to have been vaccinated. The Lead author of this publication is former PhD alum Julia Gargano. Former PhD student Sarah Brewer was also a part of this research team.
Faculty and Student Spotlight
This month we feature Associate Professor Dr. Kip Bohnert and Masters student Michael Yeboah. Take a moment to learn more about who has an increasingly large record collection and who loves writing.
Lifetime Achievement Award for department professor
The department announces Research Day for April, 2025
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Day is an event designed to showcase the research and outreach work being led by the department’s faculty, students, and post-docs. Research Day is set for April 25, 2025
Faculty and Student Spotlight
Did you know that Dr. Reeves is a DIYer or that Bendu Sherman enjoys interior design and art? Take a moment to learn more about Dr. Mat Reeves and PhD student Bendu Sherman.
Congratulations to Dr. Gustavo de los Campos
Congratulations to Professor Gustavo de los Campos from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics on being named Co-Vice Chair for the 2025 Quantitative Genetics and Genomics Gordon Research Conference, and Co-Chair for the 2027 conference!