Courses Taught by Spruha Joshi
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
EPID688: Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Use: People, Populations, And Policies
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Spruha Joshi (Residential);
- Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 500 or PUBHLTH 512 or EPID 600 or PhD standing
- Description: This course will cover trends and predictors of substance use at the individual- and population-level. We will discuss methodological challenges related to the study of substance use, substance use disorder, and related health outcomes across populations. We will evaluate the effectiveness of policies implemented to reduce substance use related harms.
- Learning Objectives: Learning objectives of the course: 1. Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health as they relate to substance use 2. Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health as they relate to substance use 3. Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities
EPID824: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Spruha Joshi (Residential);
- Prerequisites: EPID601
- Advisory Prerequisites: EPID600 and EPID601 or equivalent, and doctoral student taking comprehensive exam; other students admitted by permission of instructor
- Description: Advanced epidemiologic methods, with an emphasis on causality in epidemiologic research, theoretical considerations and interpretations of findings.
- Syllabus for EPID824
| 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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