People
The IDEEEP concentration is taught and supported by faculty and instructors across Wake Forest University, the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and collaborating institutions.
Faculty and instructors#
Michael E. DeWitt
Infectious disease epidemiology, disease ecology, mathematical modeling, and
research methods.
His work spans outbreak analytics, transmission modeling, and the reproducible
computational methods that turn surveillance and field data into decisions.
Students who work with him build quantitative and programming skills and apply
them to real modeling and analysis problems in disease dynamics.
Email: medewitt@wakehealth.edu · dewime23@wfu.edu
John W. Sanders, MD, MPHT&M
Tropical medicine, global health, and field epidemiology.
Course Director for Field Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine,
he leads hands-on field investigation and tropical-medicine training with
partners in Peru.
Students who work with him gain field outbreak-investigation experience and
exposure to global health practice in the settings where diseases emerge.
Email: jwsander@wakehealth.edu
Collaborators and guest instructors#
The program partners with specialists in infectious diseases, zoonoses, and vector-borne diseases, including colleagues at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) and the Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies. Recent collaborating instructors include:
- Brinkley R. Bellotti, VMD, PhD — Research Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Andres G. “Willy” Lescano, PhD — Director, Emerging Infections and Climate Change Unit (EMERGE); Associate Professor, UPCH
- Marlon Saavedra — Certified biologist, UPCH
Get in touch#
Prospective students interested in the concentration or in research opportunities can fill out the interest form or reach out to Michael DeWitt directly. It also helps to review the program overview and research pages.