ABOUT ME

Natalie E. Dean, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University

I am a biostatistician specializing in infectious disease epidemiology. My research is on methods for clinical trial and study design for evaluating vaccine efficacy, with a focus on emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19. I am Principal Investigator of an NIH/NIAID R01 to develop and evaluate innovative trial design and analysis methods adapted to the outbreak setting.

Research interests: emerging infectious diseases, vaccines, clinical trial design, study design, survival analysis, survey design, public health surveillance.

Chamonix, France

ABOUT ME

Education

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​2014 - PhD, Biostatistics, Harvard University
2011 - MA, Biostatistics, Harvard University
2009 - BA, Mathematics/Biology, Boston University
Phillips Academy Andover

Professional Experience

2021-Present
2017-2021
Assistant Professor​, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Emory University
Assistant Professor​, Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida
2015-2017
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida
2014-2015           
External Statistical Consultant, HIV Department, World Health Organization

Collaboration

Center for Inference Dynamics in Infectious Diseases (CIDID)
Northeastern's MOBS Lab