Epidemiology in Public Health
- Application of survey and research methodology in epidemiology, especially in the community setting- calculating disease occurrence and disease risk, and exploring study design, assessment of alternative explanations for data-based findings, and methods of testing or limiting alternatives
- Univariate and bivariate statistical analyses and research hypothesis testing using parametric and nonparametric models; multiple regression and related models for multivariate analyses, statistical control, mediation & path analysis; factorial research designs and ANOVA models for examining conditionality, interactions & moderation; Use of STATA and SPSS
- Applications of the multilevel model (hierarchical linear model, general linear mixed model) for analyzing nested data with a particular focus on longitudinal data analysis; Use of HLM
- Fundamentals and foundations of SEM (model specification and identification, data preparation, model estimation, model respecification, reporting results) and specific applications of path analysis (moderation, mediation, and moderated mediation) and latent variable modeling (standard and nonstandard CFA models, integrating latent variables into path models, multiple group analysis); Use of MPlus
- Uses of qualitative research methods in education- the theoretical premises of research using qualitative methods, the application of this information through critique and planning research, and methods for data collection; Use of MAXQDA
- Value and use of MMR, philosophical assumptions, various types of design, and approaches to designing and conducting mixed methods research