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Amanda
Smith
,
PhD

Assistant Scientist

Departmental Affiliations

Primary
Division
Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Contact Info

Research Interests

Public health practice, health disparity, health equity, evaluation, one health.

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
The Ohio State University
2020
MPH
The Ohio State University
2016
Overview

As of 2024, I serve as the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Urban Families (CFUF) (email: asmith@cfuf.org). My position is shared between the Bloomberg School of Public Health and CFUF. I joined the faculty of the Department of Epidemiology in 2024. As the Director of Research and Evaluation at CFUF, my focus is overseeing the organization's collection and management of data and to effectively use data for program evaluation, thereby improving program delivery and the outcomes for the individuals CFUF serves.

I previously served as an epidemiologist at the Baltimore City Health Department from 2019-2024 as a senior staff member in the Department of Epidemiology, where my position was shared between the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the City of Baltimore. In this role I conducted data analyses and mapping, assisted with survey development and program evaluation, and mentored early-career epidemiologists

Honors & Awards

2016 - Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Epsilon Chapter. 

Select Publications
  • Smith AM, Stull JW, Moore GE. Potential Drivers for the Re-Emergence of Canine Leptospirosis in the United States and Canada. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Nov 14;7(11):377. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7110377. PMID: 36422928; PMCID: PMC9694660.

  • Smith AM, Stull JW, Evason MD, Weese JS, Wittum TE, Szlosek D, Arruda AG. Investigation of spatio-temporal clusters of positive leptospirosis polymerase chain reaction test results in dogs in the United States, 2009 to 2016. J Vet Intern Med. 2021 May;35(3):1355-1360. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16060. Epub 2021 Mar 17. PMID: 33729616; PMCID: PMC8163129.

  • Smith AM, Arruda AG, Evason MD, Weese JS, Wittum TE, Szlosek D, Stull JW. A cross-sectional study of environmental, dog, and human-related risk factors for positive canine leptospirosis PCR test results in the United States, 2009 to 2016. BMC Vet Res. 2019 Nov 15;15(1):412. doi: 10.1186/s12917-019-2148-6. PMID: 31730465; PMCID: PMC6858729.