Joseph Lewnard, PhD
- Core Member, Center for Computational Biology
Joseph Lewnard is an associate professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health who uses mathematical and statistical modeling to study infectious diseases.
Biography
Joseph Lewnard is an associate professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the UC Berkeley. He studies the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents and the effectiveness of interventions such as vaccination. He uses mathematical and statistical modeling and collaborates closely with investigators leading field studies and disease surveillance. Much of his work centers around the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in both high- and low-income settings. Additional projects address the impact of existing pediatric vaccines, and those in development, against antibiotic use and resistance.
Research Interests
- Infectious diseases
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Public health surveillance
- Mathematical modeling
- Bayesian inference
Education
- Postdoctoral – Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, 2018
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PhD – Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Yale University, 2017 -
BA (Hons.) – Geography, Music
McGill University, 2013
Publications
Courses Taught
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- PH253B
- Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases