Join the Colorado School of Public Health for Dean Jonathan Samet's seminar series featuring guest lecturers.

David A. Savitz

David A. Savitz is Professor of Epidemiology in the Brown University School of Public Health, with joint appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics in the Alpert Medical School. His epidemiological research has addressed environmental hazards in the workplace and community, reproductive health outcomes, and environmental influences on cancer. His research includes studies of miscarriage, preterm birth, and pregnancy complications, and he has addressed health effects of nonionizing radiation, pesticides, drinking water treatment by-products, and perfluorinated compounds.

He has directed 30 doctoral dissertations and 15 master’s theses. He is the author of over 400 papers in professional journals and editor or author of three books. He was President of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research. Dr. Savitz is an elected member of the National Academy Medicine and was awarded the David Rall Medal for Distinguished Leadership as Chair of Study Committee. From 2013-2017 he served as Vice President for Research at Brown University.

He came to Brown in 2010 from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he had served as the Charles W. Bluhdorn Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine and Director of Disease Prevention and Public Health Institute. Earlier, he taught and conducted research at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Savitz received his undergraduate training in Psychology at Brandeis University, a Master’s degree in Preventive Medicine at Ohio State University, and the PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Register to join on Zoom or in person at the Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building M24-110 Shore Family Forum.