Courses Taught by Sara Adar
EPID299: Independent Research for Undergraduates
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 1-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Sara Adar (Residential);
- Offered Every semester
- Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.
- Description: Students do an independent microbiology research project under the supervision of afaculty member in the Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology program.
- Learning Objectives: Students learn both specific laboratory techniques and in general how to carryout independent research.
EPID604: Applications Of Epidemiology
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
- 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Ella August, James Buskiewicz, Sara Adar, Matthew Boulton, Andrew Brouwer, Melissa Beck, Kelly Bakulski, Miatta Buxton, Joseph Eisenberg, Marisa Eisenberg, Nancy Fleischer, Betsy Foxman, Aubree Gordon, Alexis Handal, Jennifer Head, Jihyoun Jeon, Spruha Joshi, Sharon Kardia, Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, Lindsay Kobayashi, Peter Larson, Aleda Leis, Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg, Lynda Lisabeth, Juan Marquez, Emily Martin, Briana Mezuk, Alison Mondul, Lewis Morgenstern, Belinda Needham, Marie O'Neill, Sung Kyun Park, C. Leigh Pearce, Laura Power, Alex Rickard, Jennifer Smith, Eduardo Villamor, Abram Wagner, Xin Wang, Douglas Wiebe, Zhenhua Yang, Jonathan Zelner, (Residential);
- Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
- Description: Application of epidemiological methods and concepts to analysis of data from epidemiological, clinical or laboratory studies. Introduction to independent research and scientific writing under faculty guidance.
- This course is cross-listed with .
- Syllabus for EPID604
EPID811: Critical Appraisal of Epidemiologic Studies
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Sara Adar (Residential);
- Prerequisites: Doctoral standing or Perm. Instr.
- Description: This is an introductory course for doctoral students in the epidemiology Ph.D. program. It will proved a unifying examination of epidemiological constructs and their application to the evaluation of the literature. Topics include: Importance of causal relationships; study designs that can demonstrate and test causation; interpretation of results from causation.
- Syllabus for EPID811
| Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | EPID | Epidemiologic Science | PhD | Evaluate epidemiological study designs and advanced epidemiological methods, and select the most appropriate method to address a specific study question | EPID811, EPID824, Comprehensive Exam | EPID | Epidemiologic Science | PhD | Demonstrate a thorough understanding of causal inference, sources of bias, and methods to improve the validity of epidemiologic studies | EPID811, EPID824, Comprehensive Exam |
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