Rebecca Garabed
Contact Information
Job Title
Professor, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies; Coordinator, Global Engagement Program; Co-Director, Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Quantitative Research Methods
- garabed.1@osu.edu
Professional Training and Experience
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of California, Davis
- Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
- VMD, Large Animal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- BS, Animal Bioscience, Penn State University
Research Interests
- Infectious disease modeling
- International disease surveillance and control
- Expert opinion data and Bayesian statistics
My research focuses on applications of Bayesian statistics and mathematical modeling in the field of transboundary animal diseases.
Areas of specific interest include:
- Evaluation and judicious use of expert opinion to supplement objective data
- Exploration into human political, social and economic factors that contribute to disease spread and control
- The role of population heterogeneity in disease endemicity and prevention