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DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS

 

ALFRED A. RIMM, PH.D.



Professor
Division of Epidemiology

Office: School of Medicine, Wood Bldg. WG-43
Phone: (216) 368-3197
E-mail: aar2@case.edu
Education
Ph.D. 1962, Rutgers University
M.S. 1958, Rutgers University


Research Interests
Ecological studies of cancer incidence; effectiveness studies in Medicare patients; black-white disparity in quality and access to health care; studies of obesity in women; utilization of large databases to study the U.S. health care system.


Courses Taught
EPBI 450: Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies
EPBI 490: Epidemiology: Introduction to Theory/Methods
EPBI 501: Student Seminar


Academic Appointments
1963-1966     Clinical Instructor - Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Buffalo Medical School
1966-1968     Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin (formerly Marquette School of Medicine)
1968-1977     Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1977-1982     Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1982-1993     Head, Division of Biostatistics/Clinical Epidemiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
1993- 2008     Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University
2008 - present     Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University


Current Memberships
Academy for Health Services Research
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Public Health Association
Society for Epidemiological Research
American Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
American Heart Association
American College of Epidemiology (Board Certified)
NCI Study Section (ad-hoc) 2008
CDC: PRC Grant Review 2008 - 2009


Publications
Link to Publications


Last Updated: February 13, 2009