U-M Epidemiology

Class of 2026 - On his way to earning an MPH in @UMichEPID at @UMichSPH, Jason Seekamp has balanced research, leadership and a dean search committee seat during his final year. Learn how the Traverse City, Michigan, native discovered his passion for epidemiology and population health as he prepares to be a project manager for the health information technology firm @HeyEpic in Madison, Wisconsin. myumi.ch/2rRA6

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Happy National Public Health Week.

EPID Graduates and their families and faculty are invited to the Department’s Continental Graduation Breakfast being held on April 30 at 8:30am in the Cornely Community Room. Please RSVP by April 23 at myumi.ch/P3Pp7

First EPID newsletter of April! Make sure to open it in your browser to see all announcements, internship and funding information and exciting news and updates.

“It remains an effective and well-established treatment for hyperthyroidism. However, the observed association with breast cancer highlights the importance of continued long-term safety monitoring and may support consideration of individualized risk assessment when selecting treatment,” said @alisonmondul, associate prof of @UMichEPID at @UMichSPH myumi.ch/E8q94

The article addresses the question of whether radioactive iodine (RAI) influences cancer risk. We evaluated the association between RAI treatment for hyperthyroidism and cancer incidence and mortality, compared with alternative treatment modalities. 2/2

Congratulations to Harry Momo and Alison Mondul on the publication of their recent article: “Associations between radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism and cancer incidence and mortality” doi.org/10.1210/clinem… 1/2

Join us for the final seminar series of the academic year. The Department of Epidemiology is welcoming Dr. John W. Jackson on April 2 at noon to discuss “Using causal decomposition analysis to identify points of intervention to reduce health disparities.”

Modeling approaches that can be used. 1/2 to answer urgent questions in key phases of outbreak response. Read the most recent publication on this work in the American Journal of Epidemiology at: doi.org/10.1093/aje/kw… 2/2

Public health departments need evidence-backed scenario projections to support decision making in infectious disease outbreaks. Andrew Brouwer, MICOM, and an Insight Net working group used early COVID-19 data to illustrate modeling approaches that can be used. 1/2

Faculty member Sung Kyun Park and alumni Mia Zhu and Hannah Van Wyk were recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Access the article at: doi.org/10.1093/ije/dy… #GoBlue

MAC-EPID Interdisciplinary symposium on the impacts of climate change on water and health! All are welcome to this free April 17 event but please register by April 8. sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/ma…

Big congratulations to the winners of this year’s Student Photo Contest! 📸 Your artistic vision and dedication have beautifully highlighted the spirit of public health at U-M. We’re inspired by your unique perspectives—thank you for sharing your talent with our community! 💙 #GoBlue

Lots of wonderful and exciting news in this newsletter. Make sure you open it in your browser to see all of the updates and announcements.

Join the Department of Epidemiology in a huge round of applause for Dr. Katie Lindsey, who successfully defended her dissertation this week! Congratulations and Go Blue!

The Department of Epidemiology is hiring a Research Lab Specialist Senior for a global health infectious diseases research group. Interested applicants should apply to myumi.ch/D8GXR by March 26.

Congrats to Abigail Kappelman on successfully defending her dissertation. Please join the Department of Epidemiology in celebrating this awesome achievement. Go Blue!

March is full of Epidemiology PhD Candidates dissertation defenses! We are thrilled to announce that Katie Lindsey will be defending on March 18 at 9:30am. Join us to hear her speak on “The Lasting Impacts of Exposures to SARS-CoV-2: Underlying Immune Responses and Protection”