David Petrie Durham

PhD Associate Research Scientist in Epidemiology (
Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Yale School of Public Health
United States of America

Academician Infectious Diseases
Biography

Dr. Durham is an Associate Research Scientist in the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis at Yale School of Public Health. His research focuses on understanding the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases to improve public health interventions. He employs a range of techniques including differential equation analysis, simulation, cost-effectiveness, and uncertainty quantification, and has modeled the transmission dynamics of Hepatitis C, HPV, Clostridium difficile, zika, influenza, dengue, and chikungunya. He received his BS in Physics from the University of Illinois and his MS and PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Education & Training PhD in Carnegie Mellon Univ (2010) MS in Carnegie Mellon Univ (2009) BS in University of Illinois, Physics (2006) Postdoctoral Associate in Yale School of Public Health.

Research Intrest

Transmission dynamics of infectious diseases to improve public health interventions.

List of Publications
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 May 3;113(18):5107-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1515528113. Epub 2016 Apr 18. National- and state-level impact and cost-effectiveness of nonavalent HPV vaccination in the United States. Durham DP1, Ndeffo-Mbah ML2, Skrip LA2, Jones FK2, Bauch CT3, Galvani AP2. Author information 1 Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511; [email protected].