Ian Buller, PhD, MA

Ian Buller, PhD, MA

Epidemiologist

DLH Corporation

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

I am an Epidemiologist at DLH Corporation (formerly known as Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.) within Public Health & Scientific Research.

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 Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology

I first authored an article in Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology entitled “Multiple ‘spaces’: using wildlife surveillance, climatic variables, and spatial satitics to identify and map a climatic niche for endemic plague in California”.
Last updated on 2024-11-06 1 min read publication

New Publication in BMC Cancer

I co-first authored an article in BMC Cancer entitled “Neighborhood-Level Deprivation and Survival in Lung Cancer” co-led with Dr. Kathleen Kennedy and Dr. Ignacio Jusue-Torres. We assessed the potential associations of neighborhood deprivation, DNA methylation, and lung cancer mortality in a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
Last updated on 2024-08-06 1 min read publication

New Publication in the American Journal Of Epidemiology

I co-authored an article in the American Journal of Epidemiology entitled “Residential natural hazard risk and mental health effects” led by Dr. Kaitlyn Lawrence. We assessed the potential relationship between multiple mental health outcomes (mood disorders: generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], major depressive disorder [MDD], and post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) and risk of natural hazards for participants within the Gulf Long-Term Follow-up Study.
Last updated on 2024-07-23 1 min read publication
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