Meghan Milbrath, PhD, MPHÂ Â Â Â Â Â
meghanom@gmail.com
651.428.0543
Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI
Doctor of Philosophy, December 2012
Department: Environmental Health Sciences, Advisors: Dr. Joseph Eisenberg, Dr. Olivier Jolliet
Dissertation: Individual-level heterogeneity in environmental risk assessment models
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Masters of Public Health, December 2004
Department: International Health and Development, Advisor: Dr. Carl Kendall
St. Olaf College, Northfield MN
Bachelor of Arts with honors, May 2002
Department: Biology, Concentration: Environmental Sciences
Research Experience
Research Associate                                            2012 – present
Dr. Huang Lab, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Research Assistant, Doctoral Candidate                        2008 –2012
Dr. Eisenberg Group, Miller Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Assistant, Doctoral Candidate                        2007 –2009
Dr. Eisenberg Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Assistant, Doctoral Student                           2006 –2008
Dr. Jolliet Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Assistant to Technical Officer, WHOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2004
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Peer Reviewed Publications
Cifuentes S, Trostle J, Milbrath MO, Trueba G, Baldeon M, Eisenberg J. 2012. An etiologic transition for fevers: dengue emergence in rural northwestern Ecuador. Submitted to Emerging Infectious Diseases
Milbrath MO, Spicknall IH, Zelner JL, Moe CL, Eisenberg JNS. 2012 Heterogeneity in norovirus shedding duration affects community risk. Submitted to Epidemiology and Infection for review.
Schafrick N, Milbrath MO, Wilson M, Eisenberg JNS, Association between spatial clustering of Aedes aegypti and the characteristics of breeding containers in a Coastal Ecuadorian town. Submitted to American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Milbrath MO, Wenger Y, Chang CW, Emond C, Garabrant D, Gillespie BW, Jolliet O. 2008. Apparent Half-Lives of Dioxins, Furans, and PCBs as a Function of Age, Body Fat, Smoking Status, and Breastfeeding Environ Health Perspect 117 (3): 417 -425.
Jolliet O, Wenger Y, Milbrath MO, Garabrant DH, Jiang X, and Gillespie B. 2008. Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Support the Statistical Analysis of Blood Dioxin Concentration. Epidemiology. 19(6), S372, November Splt.
Other Publications
2008 Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan, White Paper: ‘Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment and Impacts on Human Health’
Presentations
2011 North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Poster: ‘Infectiousness Duration Heterogeneity Impacts Norovirus Outbreak Dynamics’
2010 American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA, Poster: ‘Situation of Dengue in north coastal Ecuador’
2007 Dioxin 2007, Tokyo, Japan, Poster: ‘Apparent half-lives of dioxins, furans, and PCBs in Adults and children’, ‘Half-lives of dioxins, furans, and PCBs as a function of age, body fat, breastfeeding, and smoking status’
2007 ISEA, Milwaukee, WI; SRA, San Antonio, TX, Poster: ‘Apparent half-lives of dioxins, furans, and PCBs as a function of age, body fat, breastfeeding, and smoking status’
Awards and Fellowships
- Interdisciplinary Program in Infectious Diseases Training Grant, 2009-2011
- Global Health Research and Training Initiative Travel Fellowship, 2009
- Rackham Student Research Grant, 2008, 2010
- Shapiro Award, 2007
- Departmental Scholarship, University of Michigan, 2006
- Lamb Scholarship, Lions Club Scholarship, St. Olaf Scholarship, 3M Scholarship, 1998 – 2002
Teaching Experience
- Graduate Student Instructor, Environmental Ethics (ENVIRON 376) Â Â Â 2012 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
- Graduate Student Instructor, Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences (EHS 500), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Â Â Â Â 2011, 2012
- Arboretum Caretaker, Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, MI Â Â Â Â 2008 – 2012
- Teaching Assistant, Â South East Michigan Beekeeping Association Beginner Bee School, MSU Tollgate Education Center, Novi, MI Â Â 2012
Activities
- Development Board and chair, Student Advocates for Nutrition Community Garden, 2009 – 2011
- Microbial and Clinical Epidemiology Journal Club – 2008 – 2011
- Student Coordinator, MAC-EPID Microbial Ecology Symposia, 2008 – 2009
- WIDTH PhD Research Symposium Planning Committee, 2008, 2009
- Manuscript Review, Chemosphere, 2010, 2011
- Member, South East Michigan Beekeeping Association, Michigan Beekeeping Association, Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers
Further Training
- Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Summer Institute, Michigan State University Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment, East Lansing, MI Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2009 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
- Individual-Based Modeling of Microbial Interactions and Processes PhD Course, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark  2008
Mentoring Experience
- Graduate Student Mentor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito             2009-2012
- Graduate Student Mentor, University of Michigan School of Public Health        2008