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Susan Hassig, DrPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 988-6454
Fax: (504) 988-1568
shassig@tulane.edu
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Research Interests:
HIV; program evaluation; prevention and control of communicable disease
Educational Background:
- DrPH, Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1987
- MPH, International Health, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1984
- BA, St. Mary's College, 1977
Professional Achievements:
- 2009, Recipient, Teaching Scholar Award, Tulane SPHTM
- 2002 Finalist, Teaching Scholar Award, Tulane SPH&TM
- 1996 Member, Sigma Xi
- 1988 Member, International AIDS Society
- 1984 Member, Delta Omega (officer of Tulane's Eta Chapter 2001- 2004 )
- 1984 Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research
- 1984 Member, American Public Health Association
- 1977 Delta Epsilon Sigma
- 1988 Delta Omega National Merit Award - Outstanding Achievement in Public Health
- 1986 Dorothy R. LeBlanc Scholarship, Tulane SPH&TM
- 1985 Tulane Medical Alumni Association Student Recognition Award
- 1977 Who's Who /American Colleges and Universities
Selected Publications:
Berenson GS, Chen W, Hassig S, Nguyen QM, Rice J, Srinivasan SR, Xu JH. Elevated liver function enzymes are related to the development of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in younger adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Diabetes Care. 2011 Dec;34(12):2603-7. [Epub 2011 Sep 27].
Mzayek F, Hassig, S, et al. The Relationship of Birth weight with the Developmental Trends of Blood Pressure from Childhood through mid-adulthood. The Bogalusa Heart study. Amer J Epi 166(4):416-20, Aug 15 2007.
Duggirala HJ. Hassig SE. Santana S. Rice J. Evaluation of a hepatitis A immunization program. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 24(11):974-8, 2005 Nov.
Hanson J. Posner S. Hassig S. Rice J. Farley TA. Assessment of sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV seroconversion in a New Orleans sexually transmitted disease clinic, 1990-1998. Annals of Epidemiology. 15(1):13-20, 2005 Jan.
Posner S, Myers L, Hassig S, Rice J, Kissinger P, and Farley T. Estimating HIV incidence and detection rates in Louisiana from HIV/AIDS surveillance data using a discrete Markov model. Epidemiology 15(2):164-72, 2004.
Krieger GR. Magnus M. Hassig SE. HIV/AIDS prevention programs: methodologies and insights from the dynamic modeling literature. Clinics in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 4(1):45-69, vi, 2004
Macintyre K. Sosler S. Letipila F. Lochigan M. Hassig S. Omar SA. Githure J. A new tool for malaria prevention?: Results of a trial of permethrin-impregnated bedsheets (shukas) in an area of unstable transmission. International Journal of Epidemiology. 32(1):157-60, 2003
Rehle TM. Saidel TJ. Hassig SE. Bouey PD. Gaillard EM. Sokal DC. AVERT: a user-friendly model to estimate the impact of HIV/sexually transmitted disease prevention interventions on HIV transmission. AIDS. 12 Suppl 2:S27-35, 1998.
Level of Instruction:
graduate
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