Workshop to Increase Diversity in Mathematical Modeling and Public Health: Materials

March 4-5, 2024

Day 1

• Lecture 1: Introduction to SIR Modeling by Kirstin Roster, PhD
  • Lecture 1 Slides: Introduction to SIR Modeling

• Breakout Session 1: Intro to SIR models in R by Léa Cavalli & Beau Schaeffer, SM
  • Basic SIR Exercise Instructions
  • Basic SIR Exercise Code (copy & paste into R)
  • Basic SIR Exercise Solutions (copy & paste into R)

• Lecture 2: Wastewater Epidemiology by Qinqin Yu, PhD & Mary Bushman, PhD
  • Lecture 2 Slides: Introduction to Wastewater Epidemiology

Day 2

• Breakout Session 2: Outbreak Scenario by Qinqin Yu, PhD & Sylvia Ofori, PhD
  • Breakout Session 3 Slides: Outbreak Scenario

• Breakout Session 3: Forecasting by Nicole Kogan, PhD
  • Breakout Session 3 Slides: Forecasting
  • Forecasting Activity Instructions

• Breakout Session 4: Back of the Envelope Calculations in R by Katherine Jia, Emmanuelle Dankwa, DPhil, & Christopher Boyer, PhD
  • Breakout Session 4 Lecture Slides: Back of the Envelope Calculations
  • Back of the Envelope Calculation Code (input into R)
  • Back of the Envelope Calculation Activity Solutions