I am a Post-doctoral research associate, working in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia. I am a member of the research group of Dr. Andreas Handel.
PhD 2009, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Imperial College London.
MSc 2005, Control of Infectious Diseases 2005, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London.
BA 2003, MA 2007, Natural Sciences (Biological), Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge.
Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
To understand the dynamics of disease transmission in population, using conventional epidemiologic methods and mathematical models. Examples include HIV, influenza and schistosomiasis.
Sanitation, personal hygiene and health.
To understand the impact of sanitation and personal hygiene intervention upon health outcomes, esp. transmission of infectious diseases.
Epidemiologic literature in non-English languages.
To facilitate the use of epidemiological data published in non-English epidemiologic literature and to promote the development of epidemiologic publications in non-English speaking countries, by raising the awareness among epidemiologists of the existence of non-English epidemiologic literature and databases.
I was an editor of the online Open Access journal Emerging Themes in Epidemiology: Editorial board - 2005 - 2008; Managing Editor - 2006- 2008.
You can reach me at ichfung(at)uga.edu