Diplomas/DegreesPhD, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health (1993) MPH, Epidemiology, Columbia University, School of Public Health (1981) MA, Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley (1978) BS, Chemistry, Union College (1976)
Recent CoursesHealth Policy Principles Of Epidemiology Principles Of Public Health Practice
Research InterestsDisease control policy. Social constructions of health threats. The risk society.
BooksP. Alcabes (2009). Dread: How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu. PublicAffairs Books.
Community and Corporate LeadershipFounding member, Scientific Advisory Committee to the World Trade Center Health Registry (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene).
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