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Erin Biggs, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology

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Erin Biggs, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology of the UNMC College of Public Health.

She also is an assistant professor in the Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research of Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Biggs previously was an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health of Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Education

2021, PhD in Epidemiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
2017, MPH in Epidemiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
2015, BS in Biology, Louisiana College, Pineville, LA

Research Interests

Clinical Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Social Vulnerability
Hereditary Cancer
Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, COVID-19)

Selected Publications

Biggs EN, Maloney PM, Rung AL, Peters ES, Robinson WT. The Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and COVID-19 Incidence Among Louisiana Census Tracts.Front Public Health. 2021;8:617976. Published 2021 Jan 20.