VICTOR J. SCHOENBACH |
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Position in ACE: Webmaster | ||||
Biographical Sketch: | ||||
Dr. Schoenbachis Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. He has led or co-led seven NIH-sponsored behavioral epidemiologic studies, many with interventions and most with minority populations. He has taught introductory epidemiology for over 20 years and authored a web-published "Evolving Text". He was the founding director of the UNC Minority Cancer Control Research Program and has led the School's Minority Health Project for several years, including the Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health. In ACE, he was founding chair of the American College of Epidemiology Committee on Minority Affairs and co-authored the College's Statement of Principles on Epidemiology and Minority Populations. He subsequently served on the Board of Directors, chaired the Finance Committee and the Communications Committee, and expanded the College's web site. |
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Academic Degrees: | ||||
BS | Columbia University School of General Studies | 1968 | Economics | |
MSc | London School of Economics | 1969 | Economics | |
MSPH | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1975 | Health Education | |
PhD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1979 | Epidemiology |