
Bio
Alex Edwards MSPH is a Rollins School of Public Health alumnus with five years of research experience in the healthcare and public health realm. In his current position he helps to facilitate research at Emory University via data consulting with the Medical and Health Informatics Core as a lead research informatics analyst. In addition to his work Alex is also pursuing his PhD. at the University of Lincoln, UK. with a focus on spatial modeling of HIV multi-morbidity disorder in sub-Saharan Africa. His research and publications focus on the intersection of HIV and non-communicable disease.
Areas of Interest
- Addiction/Substance Abuse
- Global Health
- HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Non-communicable Diseases
- Spatial Analysis/GIS
- Data Science
Education
- Bachelor fo Arts, Emory University
- Bachelor of Arts, Emory University
- Bachelor of Arts, Emory University
- Master of Science Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University
Courses Taught
- BIOS 500L - Statistical Methods I (Lab)
- BIOS 544 - Intro. to R (Non-BIOS Student)
- INFO 530 - Introduction to GIS
- INFO 532 - Advanced GIS
- BIOS 500 - Statistical Methods I
- BIOS 501 - Statistical Methods II w. Lab
- DATA 530 - Introduction to GIS
- DATA 532 - Advanced GIS
- BIOS 545 - R Programming (BIOS Students)