Principles and Practice of Epidemiology: An Engaged Approach

Using an "engaged approach," this valuable resource offers a clear, easy-to-follow presentation of the basic mathematical components, ethics, and study design options in epidemiology, as well as the primary types and sources of error in epidemiologic studies. It covers key issues associated with solving public health problems, from a solid understanding of fundamental principles to the methodologies employed by epidemiologists or other public health professionals. Its unique global perspective includes discussions of emerging and re-emerging diseases.

Annette Rossignol is a professor of Public Health at Oregon State University where she teaches courses in epidemiologic methods, ethical issues in public health, and international health. She received her B.A. in philosophy from Wellesley College and went on to receive her M.S. and D.Sc. in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. Her research focuses broadly on issues in environmental epidemiology and on burn injury epidemiology. She is a senior editorial board member for Burns and recently was awarded Oregon’s “The Ray Ruff” Editorial Award” for the development of public health educational materials. Formerly, she served as the chair of the Department of Public Health at OSU and later as the interim associate dean for research and graduate studies for the College of Health and Human Performance (now the College of Health and Human Sciences).