Jay P. Graham, PhD, MBA, MPH
- Faculty Director, Online Master of Public Health Program
Biography
Dr. Jay Graham applies genomic epidemiologic methods and next-generation DNA sequencing to refine our understanding of the spatial and temporal transmission of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and zoonotic infectious diseases. He has worked in a variety of countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, and has extensive experience working in Ecuador, where he has worked collaboratively with La Universidad San Francisco de Quito since 2011. His current research focuses primarily on the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance in community settings. Dr. Graham holds an MPH and an MBA, and he received his PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prior to joining the faculty in EHS, he served as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, and served as a lead technical advisor on water, sanitation and hygiene and household air pollution in the Bureau for Global Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Research Interests
- Community-acquired antimicrobial resistance
- Zoonotic infectious diseases
- Environmental determinants of infectious diseases
- Exposure assessment
Education
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PhD – Environmental Health Sciences
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007 - MBA – University of Texas at El Paso, 2002
- MPH – University of Texas Health Science Center, 2000
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BS – Biology
University of Arkansas, 1994
Publications
Courses Taught
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- PBHLTH 200K
- Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences
- PBHLTH 200F
- Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences
- PBHLTH 268W
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Health and Development