Joseph Egger
Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health
Associate Director for Education, Research Design & Analysis Core
Director, Graduate Studies, Duke Global Health Institute
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Joseph Egger
Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health
Associate Director for Education, Research Design & Analysis Core
Director, Graduate Studies, Duke Global Health Institute
As part of the Duke Global Health Institute's Research Design & Analysis Core, Dr. Egger works closely with faculty on a number of experimental and observational studies related to both chronic and infectious diseases. Much of his research has focused on longitudinal data analysis, time series methods, and multi-level modeling of cross-sectional data. Joe also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for DGHI. Prior to joining Duke, Joe was the lead epidemiologist for SciMetrika, a public health consulting firm based in Research Triangle Park, NC. Joe has worked in academic and government settings on a wide array of public health research topics, including HIV/AIDS, influenza, dengue, tobacco, obesity/nutrition, and cancers. Joe received his master's degree in medical geography from the University of Washington, and a PhD in infectious disease epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Office Hours: By appointment
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Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke
India, Kenya
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Kim MK, Baumgartner JN, Headley J, Kirya J, Kaggwa J, Egger JR. Medical record bias in documentation of obstetric and neonatal clinical quality of care indicators in Uganda. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2021 Aug;136:10–9.Gallis JA, Kusibab K, Egger JR, Olsen MK, Askew S, Steinberg DM, et al. Can Electronic Health Records Validly Estimate the Effects of Health System Interventions Aimed at Controlling Body Weight? Obesity (Silver Spring, Md). 2020 Nov;28(11):2107–15.
Hightow-Weidman L, Muessig K, Egger JR, LeGrand S, Platt A. Predictors of Condomless Anal Intercourse in Young HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men With Detectable Viral Loads. The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2020 Jun;66(6):672–83.
Egger JR, Headley J, Li Y, Kim MK, Kirya J, Aldridge L, et al. Beneath the Surface: A Comparison of Methods for Assessment of Quality of Care for Maternal and Neonatal Health Care in Rural Uganda. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2020 Mar;24(3):328–39.See more publications at Scholars@Duke