Episode Topic: Epidemiology of COVID-19

The topic of this session will be epidemiology in general and the epidemiology of COVID-19. General concepts like R0 and Rt will be explained and how models work, the assumptions behind them, and what they tell us will also be a topic of discussion.

Featured Speakers: 

• Heidi Beidinger-Burnett, Director, Eck Institute for Global Health Masters Program; Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame; President of the St. Joseph County Board of Health
• Mary Ann McDowell, PhD, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Member of the Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame
• Alex Perkins, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
• Jenna Coalson, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/4c9bcc.

This podcast is a part of the Consider This! ThinkND Series titled “Consider This! Simplifying the COVID-19 Conversation”.

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