Jeffrey Shaman Explained

Alma Mater:	University of Pennsylvania Columbia University
Field:	Environmental health
Work Institution:	Columbia University

Jeffrey Shaman is an American climatologist and infectious disease specialist known for his modeling of COVID-19. He is a professor of environmental health sciences in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.^[1] He was named interim dean of the Columbia Climate School in 2023.^[2]

Biography

Shaman received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. His research centers around the survival, transmission and ecology of infectious agents, and is known for using mathematical and statistical models to model and forecast transmission dynamics of diseases.

Shaman and his team at Columbia built of the first COVID-19 models when the disease broke out in China, and his modeling of the spread of COVID-19 in the United States has been featured on The New York Times and other media outlets.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Shaman also led a study that started in 2016 to model the spread of respiratory diseases throughout Manhattan. The study found that one in nine people were infected with a respiratory virus during February, yet few saw a doctor, making a large number of infections unaccounted for. The project also helped researchers understand how undocumented infections could have contributed to the spread of infectious diseases.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-12-01 . Jeffrey Shaman, PhD . 2023-03-27 . Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health . en.
2. Web site: 2023-05-24 . Columbia Climate School Leadership Announcement . 2023-09-30 . State of the Planet . en.
3. News: Shaman . Jeffrey . 2022-03-04 . Opinion What Will Our Covid Future Be Like? Here Are Two Signs to Look Out For. . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-27 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: 2020-03-23 . Making Outbreak Models . 2023-03-27 . Slate Magazine . en.
5. News: Glanz . James . Leatherby . Lauren . Bloch . Matthew . Smith . Mitch . Buchanan . Larry . Wu . Jin . Bogel-Burroughs . Nicholas . 2020-03-20 . Coronavirus Could Overwhelm U.S. Without Urgent Action, Estimates Say . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-27 . 0362-4331.
6. News: Interlandi . Jeneen . 2021-11-22 . Inside the C.D.C.’s Pandemic ‘Weather Service’ . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-27 . 0362-4331.
7. News: Shaman . Jeffrey . 2022-01-06 . Opinion Here’s When We Expect Omicron to Peak . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-27 . 0362-4331.
8. Web site: Magazine . Smithsonian . Morrison . Jim . A Virus Study You’ve Never Heard of Helped Us Understand COVID-19 . 2023-03-27 . Smithsonian Magazine . en.