Goodman, Sebro, Pagano, and Bather Publish Paper in Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Biostats and Epidemiology

Goodman, Saber, Pagano, and Bather, authorsAlumni Melody Goodman, PhD ’06 and Ronnie SebroPhD ’07, professor Marcello Pagano, and doctoral student Jemar Bather recently published a paper on “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2010-2020” in Public Health Reports. The  study is a follow-up to a 2020 study that reviewed changes in the racial and ethnic composition of public health students, graduates, and faculty among Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)–member institutions.In the current study, the authors evaluated how the racial and ethnic composition among biostatistics and epidemiology students, graduates, and faculty changed from 2010 to 2020. They found that “although more Hispanic/Latino students are enrolled in and graduating from biostatistics and epidemiology departments at ASPPH-member institutions, we found no change among faculty. More work is needed to recruit and retain other (American Indian/Alaska Native, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander) underrepresented students and faculty.” Read more here.