COLLABORATORY

Andrea Baccarelli, Leon Hess Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
Jeff Goldsmith, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health

Through three complementary initiatives, this team plans to bring graduate students in public health to a higher level of quantitative fluency and engagement with data science. First, working with biostatistics faculty members, they will develop an intensive course, Introduction to Data Science for Environmental Health. The course will be team-taught by data scientists and environmental health scientists to give students a stronger theoretical foundation in data science and provide them with a technical toolkit to take into their summer practicums. Second, with the guidance of biostatisticians, the team will evaluate how the department may more effectively implement data science throughout its curricula to synergize how data science is taught in upper-level courses. Finally, they will develop a master’s level state-certified program in environmental health data sciences.