Merging statistical models, mechanistic models, and causal inference in outbreak response (ID Epi Seminar Series)

This hybrid in-person/virtual webinar will be presented by Jess Edwards, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the Zoom here.

Jess Edwards is an infectious disease epidemiologist who focuses on sharpening quantitative methods to inform public health decisions using imperfect data sources, particularly those collected for nonresearch purposes. Her work focuses on asking questions to improve the response to HIV and other infectious disease outbreaks in the US, Dominican Republic, and East Africa.