Kenneth Rothman (epidemiologist)

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Kenneth J. Rothman (born November 2, 1945)[1] is an American epidemiologist. He is a professor of epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health, as well as a Distinguished Fellow at RTI International, where he is Vice President for Epidemiologic Research at RTI Health Solutions.

Education[edit]

Rothman earned his Dr.P.H. and his M.P.H. degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health and his D.M.D. degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.[2]

Work[edit]

Rothman is known for his work on, and teaching about, epidemiologic research methodology,[2] as well as multiple specific epidemiologic subjects, including the teratogenic effects of vitamin A,[3] the health effects of mobile phone use, and possible environmental causes of cancer. He is also the author of two widely used epidemiology textbooks.[4] In 1990, he wrote a controversial article arguing that it might not be worth epidemiologists' time for them to investigate most cancer clusters.[5]

Honors, awards and positions[edit]

Rothman received the American Public Health Association’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award for 2002, recognizing excellence in the teaching of epidemiology during the course of a career. He is also a Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, the past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, and an honorary fellow of the American College of Epidemiology.[2] In 2002 the journal Epidemiology renamed its annual prize the "Kenneth Rothman Epidemiology Prize".[6]

Editorial activities[edit]

In 1990, Rothman founded the journal Epidemiology, and subsequently served as its founding editor until 2001.[2][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kenneth J. Rothman". LCCN. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Noted Epidemiologist Kenneth J. Rothman to Present 12th Annual Saward-Berg Lecture". University of Rochester Medical Center. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ Weiss, Liz (7 October 1995). "Too much Vitamin A may cause birth defects". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Kenneth J. Rothman, DMD, DrPH". Boston University. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. ^ Perry, Tony (27 March 1994). "A Desperate Quest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ "The Kenneth Rothman Epidemiology Prize". Epidemiology. 12 (6): 597. November 2001. doi:10.1097/00001648-200111000-00001. ISSN 1044-3983.
  7. ^ "Editors". Epidemiology website. Wolters Kluwer. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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