Dr. Jeffrey Bethel received a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry in 1997 from the University of California, Davis and a Doctorate in Epidemiology in 2005 from the University of California, Davis. He also completed a two-year post doctoral applied epidemiology fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) in San Diego, CA in 2007 before joining CDC as an epidemiologist. While with CDC as a Fellow and an epidemiologist, Dr. Bethel worked on the prevention and control of communicable diseases along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Dr. Bethel's research is aimed at understanding the relationship between health (chronic and infectious diseases) and movement of populations ranging from travelers to migrants. He is particularly interested in examining the association between acculturation and health among Latinos and Latino farmworkers. Other areas of research interest include heat stress among Latino farmworkers.
Education
- B.S. in Biochemistry, University of California
- Ph.D. in Epidemiology, University of California
Areas of Interest
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Latino Health
- Health of mobile populations
- Acculturation and health
Courses Taught
- MPH 6011 Introduction to Epidemiology
- MPH 6011 Introduction to Epidemiology (distance education)
- MPH 6020 Research Methods
- MPH 6036 Fundaments in Agromedicine
- MPH 6036 Fundaments in Agromedicine (distance education)
- MPH 6991/2 Professional Paper I & II
- BIOS 5010 Epidemiology for Public Health Professionals (distance education)
