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Faculty Profile

James Dobbins

James Dobbins, Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer

Department of Kinesiology and Community Health

Ph.D. in Demography, MPH in Epidemiology

University of California, Berkeley

dobbins@illinois.edu

Curriculum Vitae:
DOBBINS CV AUGUST 2020.doc

  • Born and raised in Champaign, Illinois
  • Attended the University of Illinois where he received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in geography
  • Attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a master’s degree and doctoral degree in demography, plus an MPH degree in epidemiology
  • Professor of preventive medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch for 10 years
  • Research epidemiologist working with viral diseases at CDC for 10 years
  • Field epidemiologist at WHO for 15 years, focused primarily on prevention and control of viral disease outbreaks
  • Worked and lived in Haiti, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Barbados, Sint Maarten, India, Malaysia, and Nepal (plus a few other places)