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Justin Remais

Adjunct Professor

Affinity Group: Environmental Engineering
Office: Emory University, Claudia Nance Rollins Building Rm. 2023
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Emory University

Department of Environmental Health
Claudia Nance Rollins Building
1518 Clifton Road Room 2023
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Phone: 404-712-8908
Email: justin.remais@emory.edu
Web: http://www.sph.emory.edu/eoh/remais/

Biography

Dr. Justin Remais specializes in mathematical and statistical modeling of environmentally-mediated infectious disease, with an interest in understanding the fundamental processes of disease spread in changing environments. His NIH- and NSF-funded research in China examines the spatial and temporal factors that facilitate or limit the transmission of parasitic diseases. He also has expertise in [Read More]

Research Interests

  • Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases
  • Computational methods for optimizing surveillance of environmentally-mediated infectious diseases
  • Methodological issues in estimating public health co-benefits of greenhouse-gas emission reduction strategies
  • Field estimation of greenhouse-gas emissions in resource-poor areas
  • Estimating the burden of disease from unsafe water and sanitation in China

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, 2006, University of California at Berkeley
  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002, University of California at Berkeley
  • B.A., Environmental Sciences, 1998, University of California at Berkeley