We invite and encourage your active involvement. One of the best ways for you to build and maintain your career is by staying active within your professional association. We offer a number of opportunities for your involvement. Below is a list of the current standing committees and interest groups.
Awards Committee
Howell Sasser, Chair: Howell_Sasser@NYMC.EDU
Kristopher Fennie, Sub-Committee Chair: kristopher.fennie@fiu.edu
Membership and Communications Committee
Open position.
Contact Section Chair Robin Taylor Wilson: rwilson@psu.edu
Outreach Sub-Committee
Lauren Zapata, Chair: dvq8@cdc.gov
Policy Committee
Wiley Jenkins, Chair: wjenkins@siumed.edu
Program Committee
Cathy Troisi, Co-Chair: catherine.l.troisi@uth.tmc.edu
Patrick High, Co-Chair: highp@ctc.com
Nico Rizzo, Co-Chair: nrizzo@llu.edu
Newsletter Committee
Andrea Polk-Stephenson, Co-Chair: andreavolt@earthlink.net
Erin Garcia, Co-Chair: egarcia@ceip.us
Nominations Committee
Claudia Kozinetz, Chair: kozinetz@bcm.tmc.edu
Social Committee
Open position.
Contact Section Chair Robin Taylor Wilson: rwilson@psu.edu
Student Committee
Marcia Castaño, Chair: marcia_yvnvsv@yahoo.com
James A. Gaudino, Committee Mentor: jag8nw@comcast.net
Shailesh Advani, Student Assembly Liaison: shailesh.advani735@gmail.com
Cancer Interest Group
Resa Jones, Lead: rmjones2@vcu.edu
Environmental Health Interest Group
Steve Konkel, Lead: steven.konkel@uaa.alaska.edu
Infectious Disease Interest Group
Erica Smith, Lead: ericasmith@pa.gov
International Health Interest Group
Orion McCotter, Co-Lead: mccotto@azdhs.gov
Stephanie McDougall, Co-Lead: stephanie.mcdougall.mph@gmail.com
Lisa Libassi, Co-Lead: llibassi@uw.edu
Mental Health Interest Group
Manley Finch, Co-Lead: hivnutritionnetwork@gmail.com
Patrick High, Co-Lead: highp@ctc.com
Molecular Epidemiology Interest Group
Nico Rizzo, Lead: nrizzo@llu.edu
Social Epidemiology and Health Disparities Interest Group
Siobhan Maty, Lead: siobhanmaty@gmail.com
Please contact us directly if you have questions and/or interest in serving on a standing committee or interest group. You may also choose to serve through intermittent involvement via contributions to our newsletter, or review of policy statements and abstracts. Members seeking elective office are encouraged to become involved in section activities prior to seeking elective office. Elected Section Leadership positions include a Chairperson, Chairperson-Elect, Immediate Past Chairperson, Secretary, Governing Councilors and Section Councilors.
To learn more about our section, please visit the Epidemiology Section webpage and take a look at our most recent section newsletters.
For general section inquiries, contact the Epidemiology Section Chair Robin Taylor Wilson at rwilson@psu.edu.