Program Director: Thomas Louis

Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences

This program, located in the Department of Biostatistics and supported by faculty in the Departments of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, aims to educate the next generation of leaders in the development and application of biostatistical science to environmental research and policy through coursework, seminars, participation in working groups and directed doctoral research. Biostatistics is integrated with other environmental sciences in an educational climate ideally suited to fostering lasting relationships among graduate students and faculty in biostatistics and other fields. As a result, graduates from this program will effectively collaborate across disciplines, identify the key methodologic needs, then develop and apply statistical approaches that address these needs. Graduates will effectively communicate substantive findings to scientists, policy makers and the general public. Program and affiliated faculty are committed to honoring this philosophy and to achieving these goals.