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Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
epidemiology infectious diseases HIV STI hepatitis prenatal screening
About
I am an infectious disease epidemiologist with 20+ years of experience working with the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Alberta Provincial Public Health Laboratory and Alberta Health. My specific areas of interest are the surveillance and epidemiology of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and bloodborne pathogens in Alberta and Canada.
Research interests include:
- prenatal infectious disease screening programs and practice;
- the epidemiology of HIV/STI/BBP among vulnerable populations; and,
- mathematical modeling of disease transmission.
Degrees
PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2004
MSc, University of Alberta, 1998
BSc, University of Alberta, 1994
Featured Publications
McCullough E, Gratrix J, Smyzcek P, Charlton C, Plitt SS.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024 January; 46 (1) 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102229
Canadian Liver Journal. 2023 January; 10.3138/canlivj-2022-0017
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2022 January; 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001640
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2022 January; 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001648
JAMMI. 2021 January; 10.3138/jammi-2020-0048
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