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Population and Public Health Sciences (PM)
- http://www.usc.edu/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/behavior/
- Website: pphs.usc.edu/education/ D-clearance for PM courses must be requested by emailing pmdclearance@usc.edu. Please include your USC ID and the requested courses and section numbers. PM courses with a yellow warning triangle are reserved for select students in PM programs; click the triangle for more information. Students in the MPH Online Program will be notified when they have D-clearance and can email Carolina Lopez at lope968@usc.edu with questions.
Overview and application of behavioral theories to the field of health education and promotion. Examines the determinants of health behavior and strategies for change at the individual, group and community level.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41077D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 26 of 30 | Nancy Boley Cruz | ONLINE |   | |
| 41079D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 35 | Anamara Ritt | ONLINE | | |
| 41207D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 26 of 35 | Armine Lulejian | ONLINE | |
Introduction to the application of strategies and tools for practice in public health, including policy advocacy, leadership and management, program planning and evaluation, health communication.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41091D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:20pm | Wednesday | 68 of 75 | Jane Steinberg, Rita Burke, Luanne Rohrbach | ONLINE | |
Examines quality assessment at different levels of the health care system including health plans, physicians, hospital and integrated system performance.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41208D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Tuesday | 12 of 25 | Sue Kim | ONLINE | | |
| 41211D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 25 | Sue Kim | ONLINE | |
Concepts of biostatistics; appropriate uses and common misuses of health statistics; practice in the application of statistical procedures; introduction to statistical software including EXCEL, SPSS, nQuery. Laboratory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41052D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 22 of 30 | Melissa Wilson | ONLINE | | |
| 41053D | 046 | Lecture | 12:30-2:30pm | Wednesday | 20 of 35 | Richard Watanabe | ONLINE | | |
| 41061D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 30 | Amanda Goodrich | ONLINE | | |
| 41070D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 28 of 32 | Melissa Wilson | ONLINE | | |
| 41203D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 26 of 30 | Melissa Wilson | ONLINE | | |
| 41073D | 046 | Lecture | 1:05-3:05pm | Friday | 34 of 35 | Lingyun Ji | ONLINE | | |
| 41071D | 046 | Lab | 3:10-5:10pm | Friday | 34 of 35 | Lingyun Ji | ONLINE | | |
| 41054D | 046 | Lab | 2:35-4:35pm | Wednesday | 20 of 35 | Richard Watanabe | ONLINE | | |
| 41066D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 18 of 30 | Amanda Goodrich | ONLINE | | |
| 41100D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 28 of 32 | Melissa Wilson | ONLINE | | |
| 41200D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 22 of 30 | Melissa Wilson | ONLINE | | |
| 41242D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 26 of 30 | Melissa Wilson | ONLINE | |
Major parametric and non-parametric statistical tools used in biomedical research, computer packages including SAS. Includes laboratory. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
- Prerequisite: PM 510
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41084D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 25 | Amanda Goodrich | ONLINE | | |
| 41209D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 25 | Amanda Goodrich | ONLINE | | |
| 41082D | 046 | Lecture | 1:05-2:55pm | Friday | 29 of 37 | Farzana Choudhury | ONLINE | PDF (376491 KB) | |
| 41059D | 046 | Lab | 3:05-5:05pm | Friday | 29 of 37 | Farzana Choudhury | ONLINE | | |
| 41083D | 046 | Lab | 11:00-12:50pm | Friday | Canceled | Farzana Choudhury | | ||
| 41085D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 16 of 25 | Amanda Goodrich | ONLINE | | |
| 41210D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 15 of 25 | Amanda Goodrich | ONLINE | |
Statistical methods for analysis of categorical data including dichotomous, ordinal, multinomial and count data, using Stata package. Includes laboratory.
- Prerequisite: PM 511A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41063D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-11:20am | Tuesday | 23 of 35 | Trevor Pickering | ONLINE | | |
| 41086D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 19 of 25 | Sue Ingles | ONLINE | | |
| 41065D | 046 | Lab | 11:35-1:25pm | Tuesday | 23 of 35 | Trevor Pickering | ONLINE | | |
| 41087D | 407 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 19 of 25 | Sue Ingles | ONLINE | |
Methods and applications for modeling longitudinal, time-to-event and multi- level data. Includes laboratory using R package. Lecture 2 hrs; laboratory 2 hrs. Prerequisites: PM-511b.
- Prerequisite: PM 511b
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41055D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-1:05pm | Monday | Canceled | | |||
| 41057D | 046 | Lecture | 8:55-10:55am | Monday | Canceled | | |||
| 41058D | 046 | Lab | 11:05-1:05pm | Monday | Canceled | |
Terminology/uses of epidemiology and demography; sources/uses of population data; types of epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; common sources of bias in population studies; principles of screening. Recommended preparation: algebra
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41069D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-5:20pm | Tuesday | 28 of 36 | Myles Cockburn | ONLINE | |
Statistical methods for analysis of various experimental designs. Parametric analysis of variance (ANOVA), repeated measures methods, crossover designs, non-parametric ANOVA.
- Prerequisite: PM 510
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41137R | 046 | Lecture | 10:30-11:55am | Monday | 11 of 35 | Donald Barkauskas | ONLINE | | |
| 10:30-11:55am | Thursday | ONLINE |
Advanced training in multivariate statistical techniques involving general linear modeling, mixed modeling and basic latent variables analysis in health behavior research
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41229D | 046 | Lecture | 10:00-1:00pm | Tuesday | 5 of 15 | Jimi Huh | ONLINE | |
Overview of epidemiologic research in cancer. Selected cancer sites will be covered to highlight study design and conduct, exposure assessment, data analysis and interpretation.
- Prerequisite: PM 517A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41078D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-4:25pm | Tuesday | 5 of 35 | Roberta McKean-Cowdin | ONLINE | |
A thoughtful perspective on U.S. health services delivery while introducing students to social inequalities in health.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41212D | 046 | Lecture | 8:30-11:55am | Thursday | 26 of 26 | Joyce Javier | ONLINE | |
Techniques for the solution of statistical problems throughout intensive computing; iterative techniques, randomization tests, the bootstrap, Monte Carlo methods. Lecture and required laboratory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41062R | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-1:55pm | Monday | 24 of 35 | Paul Marjoram | ONLINE | PDF (167287 KB) | |
| 41143R | 046 | Lab | 2:00-3:55pm | Monday | 24 of 35 | Paul Marjoram | ONLINE | |
b: Theory of estimation and testing, inference, analysis of variance, theory of regression. Recommended preparation: college-level calculus and linear algebra.
- Prerequisite: PM 522a
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41177D | 046 | Lecture | 10:00-12:55pm | Wednesday | 20 of 35 | Meredith Franklin | ONLINE | PDF (180761 KB) | |
Design, conduct, and interpretation of results of clinical trials; emphasis on principles affecting structure, size, duration of a trial, and the impact of ethical and practical considerations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41096D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 35 | Cecilia Patino Sutton, Todd Alonzo | ONLINE | PDF (167873 KB) | |
International variations in health status with a focus on the impact of socioeconomic status, politics, environment, education and gender in etiology of illness, access to health care, progression of disease, and recovery.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41095D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 25 | Amy Parish | ONLINE | |
Application of communication theories and methods to community health problems. Includes background assessment, program design, evaluation, social marketing, media advocacy, review of major health campaigns.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41088D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 24 of 25 | Nancy Boley Cruz | ONLINE | | |
| 41108D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-5:00pm | Thursday | Canceled | Nancy Boley Cruz | |
Survey of natural history of infectious disease, methods of disease control and outbreak investigation, and an overview of the epidemiology of injury. Prerequisite: PM-512.
- Prerequisite: PM 512
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41067D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 19 of 25 | Xuejuan Jiang | ONLINE | | |
| 41089D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 25 of 25 | Roksana Karim | ONLINE | | |
| 41111D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-5:25pm | Thursday | 22 of 35 | Roksana Karim | ONLINE | |
Core concepts, methods and values of public health program planning and evaluation, including community needs assessment, writing objectives, designing health promotion programs, process and outcome evaluation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41114D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-4:20pm | Monday | 26 of 42 | Sharon Hudson | ONLINE | |
Genetic principles; design and analysis of family studies; introduction to likelihood estimation; segregation and linkage analysis; biomarkers of exposure, susceptibility, and disease; laboratory methods; susceptibility genes; association and linkage disequilibrium.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41138D | 046 | Lecture | 12:35-3:30pm | Wednesday | Canceled | |
Familial aggregation, segregation analysis, linkage analysis, association, regressive models, gene-environment interactions, genetic heterogeneity and linkage disequilibrium.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41068D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | |
Overview of current topics, enabling technologies, research initiatives, and practical considerations in biomedical informatics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41192D | 046 | Lecture | 1:30-4:30pm | Tuesday | Canceled | |
Theory, methods and procedures of network analysis with emphasis on applications to public health programs.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41171R | 046 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-1:20pm | Monday | 25 of 45 | Thomas Valente | ONLINE | |
Transfer function models; stationary, nonstationary processes; moving average, autoregressive models; spectral analysis; estimation of mean, autocorrelation, spectrum; seasonal time series.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in PM. To register, enroll in MATH 545.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39769R | 060 | Lecture-Lab | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 12 of 30 | Stanislav Minsker | ONLINE | |
Examination of major policy issues in the U.S. health care delivery system to understand policy options in reforming health care and reducing health care disparities.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41149D | 046 | Lecture-Discussion | 1:30-4:55pm | Tuesday | 20 of 25 | Michael Cousineau | ONLINE | |
Principles of genetics and genomics as they apply to the study of the molecular basis of human diseases.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41102D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-10:55am | Tuesday | 26 of 35 | Hooman Allayee | ONLINE | | |
| 9:00-10:55am | Thursday | ONLINE |
Provides epidemiologists with an overview of current statistical problems and approaches in the design and analysis of genome-wide association studies. Prerequisites: PM 511a, PM 512. Co-requisite: PM-522a.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41060D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-12:00pm | Thursday | Canceled | |
Explores the fundamental concepts of cancer epidemiology, including the molecular basis, descriptive epidemiology, and historical and groundbreaking studies that have impacted the field.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41103D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-1:00pm | Thursday | Canceled | Veronica Setiawan | |
Approaches for modifying health behavior in varioius settings and within diverse populations. Emphasis on practical considerations necessary to design and implement interventions with demonstrated effectiveness.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41090D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 25 | Anamara Ritt | ONLINE | | |
| 41125D | 046 | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Monday | 11 of 45 | Kimberly Miller, Britni Belcher | ONLINE | |
Current public health issues and research topics relating to 21st century challenges and threats. Lessons learned and best practices to strengthen public health systems and enhance public health readiness and preparedness.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41092D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 25 | Mellissa Withers | ONLINE | | |
| 41214D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 25 | Stephanie Ly | ONLINE | |
Mammalian organ systems operation during health, and pathophysiologic analysis of related diseases with focus on neuroscience, immunology, metabolism, endocrine, reproduction, GI and liver. Faculty from basic and clinical sciences.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PM. To register, enroll in INTD 573.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40664D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 50 | Harvey Kaslow, Jang-Hyun Youn, Minnie Mc Millan, Florence Hofman,Huizhong Tao, Li Zhang, Anisa Shaker, Andrew Stolz, Ling Shao, Lily Dara, Takeshi Saito, Kathleen Page, Zhen Zhao | ONLINE | |
Study designs, exposure time response, longitudinal, spatial, ecologic correlation and mechanistic models, measurement error interactions, measurement error, public policy implications.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41076R | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-11:55am | Monday | 9 of 35 | Duncan Thomas | ONLINE | Word (28160 KB) | |
Highlights the complex interactions between global health, law and human rights, emphasizing the use of human rights in public health thinking and practice.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41196D | 046 | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Monday | 16 of 25 | Sofia Gruskin | ONLINE | |
Introduction to reproductive health, from preconception to the neonatal and early period of human development. Heavy emphasis on the methods and public health implications.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41101D | 046 | Lecture | 10:00-1:55pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Melissa Wilson | |
Introduction to common uses of qualitative research methods in public health research and application. Methods include ethnography, participant observation, open-ended interviewing, and focus groups.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41184D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-12:25pm | Monday | 8 of 21 | Ricky Bluthenthal, Rachel Ceasar | ONLINE | |
Provides students with hands on experience of the common methods used in conducting epidemiological studies, and designing and obtaining funding for research projects. Prerequisite: PM-512. Recommended preparation: PM 527.
- Prerequisite: PM 512
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41181D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-11:00am | Tuesday | Canceled | | |||
| 41064D | 046 | Lab | 11:05-1:05pm | Tuesday | Canceled | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41097D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | | ||
| 41133D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41136D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 50 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | | |
| 41139D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Luanne Rohrbach | ONLINE | |
Introduces Masters and Ph.D. students in the Health Sciences to Machine Learning methods and their Biomedical applications.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41109D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-2:55pm | Thursday | 17 of 35 | Juan Pablo Lewinger | ONLINE | | |
| 41110D | 046 | Lab | 3:00-4:55pm | Thursday | 17 of 35 | Juan Pablo Lewinger | ONLINE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41145R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 594A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41148R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 594B
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41151R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the students field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41093D | 046 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | | |
| 41153D | 046 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | Luanne Rohrbach | ONLINE | |
Applied practical experience through field placement in federal, state, and/or local public health agencies/organizations, including community-based organizations; research and school-based settings.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41098D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 35 | Jane Steinberg | ONLINE | | |
| 41144D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 35 of 60 | Jane Steinberg | ONLINE | |
Provides the culminating, integrative learning experience for students enrolled in the Master of Public Health program.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41099D | 407 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 24 of 30 | Anamara Ritt | ONLINE | | |
| 41122D | 046 | Lecture | 11:00-11:55am | Thursday | 11 of 16 | Danica Liberman | ONLINE | | |
| 41146D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 30 | Jane Steinberg, Xuejuan Jiang | ONLINE | | |
| 41147D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Friday | 7 of 28 | Xuejuan Jiang, Jane Steinberg | ONLINE | |
Health research/evaluation philosophies, approaches and development of skills for development and critique of health behavior research projects/studies. Recommended preparation PM-511.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41141D | 046 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Monday | 5 of 18 | Joshua Barker | ONLINE | |
Theoretical basis and practical approaches for identifying, summarizing and interpreting current bodies of scholarly information addressing a defined research question.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41074R | 046 | Lecture | 10:00-2:00pm | Monday | 11 of 35 | Victoria Cortessis, Kimberly Siegmund | ONLINE | |
Introduces students to methods in Nutrition Epidemiology in order to develop skills needed to design, analyze and critically evaluate nutrition related health research.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41056D | 046 | Lecture | 12:30-4:25pm | Monday | Canceled | Vaia Chatzi | |
Special topics of current interest to provide background for research in biostatistics and epidemiology. Based largely on student dissertation research. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41163R | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-10:30am | Tuesday | 11 of 35 | Kimberly Siegmund,Victoria Cortessis | ONLINE | PDF (165126 KB) | |
Process of applying for research grants in health behavior research, including dissertation grants. Covers the structure of NIH and other grantmaking agencies, the grant review process, tailoring ideas to the grantmaker's priorities, research design, development of training and mentoring plans, and budgeting.
- Prerequisite: PM 500
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41128D | 060 | Lecture | 1:00-4:00pm | Thursday | 5 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | ONLINE | |
Independent research at an advanced level on a problem in the field of Health Behavior. Recommended preparation PM 604. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41167D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | |
Short seminar presentations and discussions on issues accompanying the development of the field of health behavior and implementation of research in this field. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41182D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 30 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | |
Research applicable to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41185D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41186D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41189D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41190R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 35 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41193D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41194R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794B
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41197D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41198R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 40 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794C
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41201D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41202R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 35 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PM 794D
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41205D | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Jennifer Unger | OFFICE | | |
| 41206R | 046 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 30 | Kimberly Siegmund | OFFICE | |