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Rachel Silverman

Research Scientist (CBHDS)

Education

  • PhD Epidemiology, 2018. University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
  • ScM, Epidemiology (Infectious Diseases), 2011. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
  • BA, Biochemistry, 2008. Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Experience
  • 2023-Present, Research Scientist, Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science (CBHDS), Department of Statistics, College of Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg & Roanoke, VA
  • 2019-2023, Research Scientist, Center for Public Health Practice and Research (CPHPR), Population Health Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
  • 2018, Research Scientist 2, International Clinical Research Center, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • 2013-2018, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • 2011-2013, Epidemiologist I, Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD
  • 2011-2013, Consultant, EpiMetrix, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
  • 2010-2011, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
  • 2010, Study Interviewer, Behavioral Surveillance Research (BESURE) Study, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
  • Epidemiological methods and study design

  • Infectious diseases

  • Sexually transmitted infections

  • COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

  • Maternal and reproductive health

  • Applied epidemiology

  • Mathematical modeling

  • Health Economic Analysis

For a full list of her publications, see Dr. Silverman's Google Scholar here.

Rachel Silverman

Research Scientist (CBHDS)

Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science (CBHDS)
4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA 24016

rsilverman@vt.edu