Distinguished Research Professor HONORS, AWARDS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS Alpha Omega Alpha, 1984 Junior Faculty Research Award in for Society of General Internal Medicine, 1991 John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Teaching, Case Western Reserve University, 1998 Invited plenary speaker, Tuberculosis and HIV Co-Infection Symposium, 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle, WA, 2002 Invited speaker, Emmanuel Wolinsky Symposium, 2004 Elected to American Epidemiological Society, 2004 Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case, 2008 Invited Speaker, George Naff Annual Lecture, Case Western Reserve University, 2009 Delta Omega National Honorary Society in Public Health, 2009 Award for Excellence in Research, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, 2011 Distinguished Research Professor Award, University of Georgia, 2012 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award, Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Trust, 2017 AFFILIATIONS American Epidemiological Society Society for Epidemiologic Research Ugandan Society for Health Scientists Education Education: MS, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, 1992 MD, Case Western Reserve University, 1984 BA, English, Stanford University, 1978 Research Research Interests: As a physician-epidemiologist Dr. Whalen is interested in reducing the suffering and mortality associated with infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis and HIV infection. He is committed to working in the regions of the world that are most afflicted by these diseases so my research and clinical activities focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, especially Uganda. Dr. Whalen’s research portfolio includes phase II and III clinical trials and large, population-based cohort studies. His main research activities aim to improve current methods and strategies for tuberculosis control and to improve clinical care for tuberculosis among HIV-infected persons. An equal part of my work involves building capacity for research, teaching and clinical care in Africa. He is committed to training future leaders in science and public health in Africa and providing them to equipment, workforce, and infrastructure to be successful. Awards, Honors and Recognitions Of note: Research: tuberculosis, HIV, global health, causal inference, epidemiology, social networks Teaching: epidemiology, causal inference in epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, field epidemiology tuberculosis, HIV, global health, causal inference, epidemiology
