Meghan Work, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health School of Health Sciences & Practice

Meghan Work, M.P.H., Ph.D., is an epidemiologist, researcher, and medical affairs professional in the pharmaceutical industry, with positions of increasing responsibility at Bayer and Daiichi Sankyo, focusing on oncology drug products. Prior to her pursuit of her Ph.D., Dr. Work was employed as a healthcare consultant and strategist in the New York City and Boston areas.

As a Ph.D. student, Dr. Work assisted in the instruction of Master's students at Columbia University, teaching introductory and advanced epidemiology courses, as well as cancer epidemiology. She was awarded predoctoral fellowships by the National Institutes of Health in both Cancer Prevention and in Translational Sciences. Dr. Work completed her dissertation research focusing on the risk of breast cancer biomarkers and received her Ph.D. in 2018.

Dr. Work has also served as an adjunct faculty at Montclair State University in New Jersey, teaching epidemiology to undergraduate students.

Education

  • B.A., Biology & Society, Cornell University
  • M.P.H., Columbia University
  • Ph.D., Epidemiology, Columbia University

Honors and Awards

  • Clinical and Translational Sciences Award, National Institutes of Health
  • Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Grant, National Cancer Institute, Cancer Prevention Fellow

Publications

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    Teaching Responsibilities

    • Introduction to Epidemiology
    • Doctoral Research Seminar