Ian Buller, PhD, MA

Ian Buller, PhD, MA

Epidemiologist

DLH, LLC

Disclaimer: All content is my own and does not represent my employer

I am an Epidemiologist within Public Health & Scientific Research at DLH, LLC (formerly known as Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.), focusing on the (geo)spatial and environmental epidemiology of various health outcomes, including cancer and infectious disease.

I was a Postdoctoral Cancer Prevention Fellow in the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute (Preceptor: Rena Jones, PhD, MS) working within the Occupational and Enviornmental Epidemiology Branch of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, part of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health. I received a PhD in Environmental Health Sciences at Emory University (Advisor: Lance Waller, PhD) after completing a concurrent BA/MA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder (Advisor: Pieter Johnson, PhD).

My research is published in (the):

Interests

  • Climate & Health
  • (Geo)spatial Statistics
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Cancer Etiology
  • Infectious Disease Ecology & Surveillance
  • Open-Source Software Development

Education

  • PhD in Environmental Health Sciences, 2019

    Emory University

  • BA/MA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2013

    University of Colorado at Boulder

Recent Posts

New Publication in Frontiers in Public Health

I co-authored an article in Frontiers in Public Health entitled “Descriptive analysis of municipal policies addressing shade in eight southwest and northeast states in the United States” led by Dr. David Buller.

New Publication in Environmental Research

I co-authored an article in Environmental Research entitled “Ambient air pollution in critical windows of exposure and spontaneous miscarriage in a preconception cohort” led by Dr. Anne Marie Jukic. We assessed the potential relationship between ambient air pollution and risk of spontaneous pregnancy loss for participants within the Time to Conceive study.

New Publication in the Science of The Total Environment

I co-authored an article in the Science of The Total Environment entitled “Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with residential natural hazard risk” led by Dr. Kaitlyn Lawrence. We assessed the potential relationship between CVD-related risk factors (i.