Research

The following citations represent a sample of the peer-reviewed works published by the department’s faculty. For the full list of the department’s publications and presentations, visit the SelectedWorks site.

• Different View Of The Diagnostics Test Accuracy Measures And Optimal Cut-off Point Selection Procedure Under Tree Or Umbrella Ordering
  In the realm of medical diagnostic testing, diagnostic tests can assume either binary forms, distinguishing between diseased and non-diseased states, or ordinal forms, categorizing states from non-dis …
• The Spring: Quarterly Newsletter of the Institute for Water and Health
  
• A Pilot Water Dashboard for Coastal Georgia
  
• A Pilot Water Dashboard for Coastal Georgia
  
• Winter Storms and Unplanned School Closure Announcements on Twitter: Comparison Between the States of Massachusetts and Georgia, 2017–2018
  Objective: This project aimed to quantify and compare Massachusetts and Georgia public school districts’ 2017–2018 winter-storm-related Twitter unplanned school closure announcements (USCA). Methods: …
• People Count: Contact-Tracing Apps and Public Health
  
• Public Health Impact of Paxlovid as Treatment for COVID-19, United States
  We evaluated the population-level benefits of expanding treatment with the antiviral drug Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) in the United States for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infections. Using a mult …
• A Pharmacoepidemiological Study of Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following the First Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Europe
  This study assessed the myocarditis and pericarditis reporting rate of the first dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Europe. Myocarditis and pericarditis data pertinent to mRNA COVID19 vaccines (1 Janua …
• The Public Health Impact of Paxlovid COVID-19 Treatment in the United States
  The antiviral drug Paxlovid has been shown to rapidly reduce viral load. Coupled with vaccination, timely administration of safe and effective antivirals could provide a path towards managing COVID-19 …
• Molecular Characterization of Rickettsial Agents in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Sri Lanka
  Because the majority of spotted fever group rickettsiae are transmitted to humans by tick bites, it is important to understand which ticks might play a role in transmission of rickettsial pathogens in …