Patrick Maloney, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Epidemiology
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Professional Summary

• 2022-present, Assistant Professor, UNMC, Department of Epidemiology
• 2020-2022, Global Epidemiology & Surveillance Fellow, CDC/PHI Global Health Fellowship
• 2021-2022, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 2020-2021, Community Mitigation Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 International Task Force

Education

• 2020, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, PhD—Epidemiology (Major) and Biostatistics (Minor)
• 2015, University of Illinois Chicago, MPH—Epidemiology
• 2012, North Central College, BA—Political Science and Spanish

Professional Interests

• Global Health
• Humanitarian Health
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Health Disparities

Selected Publications

• Maloney P., Kompaniyets, L., Figueroa, C., Yusuf, H., Garcia, M. (2023). The effects of policy changes and human mobility on the COVID-19 epidemic in the Dominican Republic, 2020-2021. Preventive Medicine Reports. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102459
• Maloney P., Mowrer C., Jansen L., Karre, T., Bedrnicek, J., Obaro, S.K., Iwen, P.C., McCutchen, E., Wetzel, C., Frederick, J., Ashraf, M.S., Donahue, M. (2023). Fatal Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis in Nebraska: Case Report and Environmental Investigation, August 2022. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Available from:  https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0211 
• Maloney P., O’Rear, L., Rung, A., Broyles S., Couk, J., Peters, E., Straif-Bourgeois, S. (2022). The mediating effects of negative attitudes and beliefs and structural barriers on influenza vaccination status in a rural Southeastern Louisiana medical center. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.3.2687
•  Maloney P., Rung, A., Broyles S., Couk, J., Peters, E., Straif-Bourgeois, S. (2021). Assessing influenza vaccination coverage and predictors in persons living with HIV/AIDS in Louisiana, June 2002-June 2013. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35647374/
• Biggs, E.N., Maloney, P.M., Rung, A.L., Peters, E.S., Robinson, W.T. (2021). The relationship between overall social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidence among Louisiana census tracts. Frontiers in Public Health. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.617976/full
• Herrick, J.A., Nordstrom, M., Maloney, P., Rodriguez, M., Naceanceno, K., Gallo, G., Mejia, R., Hershow, R. (2020). Parasitic infections represent a significant health threat among recent immigrants in Chicago. Parasitology Research. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06608-4