Staff Spotlight: Peyton Mosher
As the program coordinator for Maternal and Child Health training, Mosher helps implement the two major workforce development grants awarded Liu to bolster MCH training and curriculum opportunities at USC.
Public Health was defined by C-E.A. Winslow as the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts with the goal of enabling every citizen to realize his/her birthright of health and longevity.
The disciplines of epidemiology and biostatistics are essential to achieving the goals of public health, and combining these two disciplines in a single department creates synergies for both training and research. Epidemiologists study the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations. Biostatisticians develop and apply statistical theory, methods and techniques to public health research data and the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs. Given the strong overlap, epidemiologists and biostatisticians often collaborate to work toward the shared goal of generating and analyzing data to advance the public’s health.
Within the department, the degree programs are administered under two separate streams, the Division of Epidemiology and Division of Biostatistics.
Find out more about the department and what we offer in our welcome from the Chair.
Degrees Offered
We offer eight advanced degrees in epidemiology and biostatistics. Each graduate degree has specific application deadlines and requirements.
Director:
Dr. Robert Moran, Graduate Director for Biostatistics
- Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (MPH)
- ONLINE Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (MPH)
- Master of Science in Epidemiology (MS)
- Ph.D. in Epidemiology
Directors:
- Dr. Susan Steck, Graduate Director for Epidemiology (MS and PhD)
- Dr. Myriam Torres, Epidemiology MPH Program Director
Directors:
- Dr. LInda Hazlett, MCH Certificate Program Director
Epidemiology and Biostatistics News
Dismantling social oppression to advance childhood nutritional health equity
Danielle Krobath's goal is to prevent and eliminate nutrition-related chronic disease disparities among children and families, and the epidemiology assistant professor has adopted a very broad lens to guide her approach.
Prevention Research Center receives five more years of funding to conduct applied public health research
2024 has been a banner year for the USC Prevention Research Center, which received its highest funding award to date (nearly $5 million) plus additional funding for two special interest projects.
Researcher uses statistics to decode the genetics of aging and cancer
Enakshi Saha joined the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics to continue her research on tailoring therapy to individual genetic backgrounds. She was attracted to Arnold school's reputation for high-impact research, particularly in the area of health disparities.
Epidemiology graduate to improve healthy growth during early childhood
During her time in the Ph.D. in Epidemiology program, Xuanxuan Zhu zeroed in on maternal and child health, developing research interests in pediatric epidemiology and physical activity epidemiology.
USC health science researchers play critical role in first-ever S.C. pediatric cancer report
Arnold School faculty Anthony Alberg, Elizabeth Crouch, and Rahul Ghosal and alumni Bezawit Kase, Stephanie Chiodini, & Virginie Daguise were proud to contribute to this important project.
Epidemiology alumna returns to Arnold School as clinical assistant professor
A 2012 graduate of the Arnold School's Ph.D. in Epidemiology program, Nelís Soto-Ramírez gained a dozen years of professional and research experience before returning to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics as a clinical assistant professor.