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CHDS’s James Hammitt will direct an upcoming Executive and Continuing Professional Education course, Environmental Health Risk: Analysis and Applications. Designed for

Doctoral student Mike Eber received the 2020 Student Merit Award from the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Economics and Benefits Analysis Specialty Group. The award is given to the best

CHDS faculty Thomas Gaziano, was awarded a five-year grant by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. PRIMECare: Preventing Ischemic Heart Disease with mHealth, electronic decision

Dr. Nicholas Reich, Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, kicked off the 2020-2021 CHDS online seminar series with an introduction to the COVID-19

CHDS’ affiliated faculty Rochelle Walensky has been appointed to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the incoming Biden/Harris administration.

Angie Cradock, Co-Principal Investigator of the CHOICES Project and Deputy Director for the Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity, has been appointed as Principal Research Scientist

Pediatrics recently published a study, “Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake,” led by CHDS postdoctoral fellow Jenny Spencer that compares the cost and benefits of

CHDS faculty Lisa A. Robinson and Stephen Resch will present an on-line professional development workshop on January 25 and 26, 2021, titled “Valuing Changes in Health and Longevity”

Dr. Milton C. Weinstein received accolades for his impact to the field of decision science from the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and the Institute for Operations Research and the

Risk and uncertainty are fundamental to decision analysis, and risk perception plays a key role in pandemic-era decisions. CHDS faculty Eve Wittenberg and Lisa Robinson discussed the influence