The Epidemiology Section fosters epidemiologic research and science-based public health practice. Its purpose is to help keep section members aware of the latest development and issues and to provide a means for those working in this area to network and interact with peers and to contribute to the body of scientific knowledge. Annual workshops and quarterly webinars are provided to develop job related skills. Each year, the section recognizes one of their peers with the Janet Stancliff Award for outstanding contributions in support of community epidemiologists throughout Georgia.
Officers:
- Chair – Morgan Granger
- Vice Chair – Ramona Barnett
- Secretary – Melissa Ivey
Click here to contact the section chair.
Epidemiology Section Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
The Georgia Public Health Association’s Epidemiology Section is hosting a free webinar on January 7, 2026 at 10 a.m. The Georgia Department of Public Health Opioid Team will be presenting on the Drug Surveillance Unit and giving an overview of the drug overdose data.
The Microsoft Teams link for the meeting is below. Please feel free to share this invite to any GPHA member who would like to join this webinar!
Click for Microsoft Teams Meeting Link
- Meeting ID: 210 018 321 834 57
- Passcode: 7oZ2pJ7Y
Previous Webinars
Public Health Informatics and the Tools to Understand Infectious Disease Models
The Georgia Public Health Association’s Epidemiology Section hosted a virtual workshop on public health informatics and infectious disease modeling on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Offered in collaboration with the Emory Center for Infectious Disease Modeling & Analytics and Training Hub (CIDMATH), this free, online workshop presented much of the same information that would have been included in the pre-conference workshop originally scheduled before the 2025 GPHA conference. This session introduced attendees to the basics of infectious disease models and included an interactive simulation exercise designed to link traditional case investigations and predictive modeling via a fictitious infectious disease outbreak.
Social Epidemiology and Health Equity Research
The GPHA Epidemiology Section hosted a webinar on February 26, 2025 entitled Social Epidemiology and Health Equity Research.
The webinar included a presentation from Dr. Hirut Gebrekristos from Mercer University’s Department of Public Health, describing the history of social epidemiology and its application to health equity research.
Conference Abstract Writing & Poster Creation
In October 2022, the GPHA Epidemiology Section hosted a webinar entitled “Conference Abstract Writing & Poster Creation.” The webinar was presented by Dr. Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS, State Epidemiologist & Chief Science Officer at the Georgia Department of Public Health.
If you’d like to submit an abstract to present at a public health conference one day – whether for the first time, or the 50th time! – this webinar can help you improve your abstract and give you an even better chance for success.
You can watch a recording of the webinar and/or download the webinar slides using the links below:
Fowl Play Holiday
The GPHA Epidemiology section presented a webinar in May of 2018 entitled “Fowl Play Holiday.” The webinar detailed a food-borne illness outbreak and investigation, and was presented by Melissa Hunter, MPH, Epidemiology and STD Program Director at the Rome Health District, and Hope Dishman, MPH, Outbreak Coordinator at Georgia Department of Public Health.
The webinar was recorded, and you can access the 23-minute recording by clicking the button below:
Recording password: vCP6VJVq