Statistical Approaches for Epidemiology From Concept to Application

Amal K. Mitra, MD, MPH, DIH, DrPH,  is an internationally recognized scientist and leader in the field of public health.  He has a dual background in medicine and in public health.  He was a pioneer in developing a Master degree program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at The University of Southern Mississippi in 1998.  He was the Founding Program Director of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at Kuwait University.  Currently, Dr. Mitra is a tenured Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Jackson State University (JSU) in Jackson, Mississippi.  He has been serving as the Director of Global Health Program Initiatives at JSU School of Public Health.  He is collaborating with several institutions in Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Kuwait, Nepal and Malaysia.  Dr. Mitra is the recipient of many awards including the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award 2022-2023, Lifetime Achievement Award 2013, the Fulbright Scholar Award 2007-2008, the Innovation Award for Applied Research 2004, the Distinguished Teaching Award 2000, and the Distinguished Faculty Researcher Award 1999. He is the author of Epidemiology for Dummies published by Wiley & Sons in 2023.