

Charles Poole, ScD

Charles Poole, ScD
Honors and Awards
Inaugural Innovation in Teaching Award2012, UNC-CH
Representative Courses
EPID 705: Introduction to Logic and Probability Logic in Epidemiology | Syllabus
EPID 715: Theory and Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology | Syllabus
EPID 719: Readings in Epidemiologic Methods | Syllabus
EPID 731: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Syllabus
Research Activities
- Epidemiologic methods
- Epidemiologic concepts
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
Key Publications
On the origin of risk relativism. Charles Poole (2010). Epidemiology, 21(1), 3-9.
Commentary: Learning from within-study and among-study comparisons-trials of zinc supplementation and childhood acute lower respiratory illness episodes in the developing world. Charles Poole (2010). International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(3), 809-811.
Socioeconomic status and childhood leukaemia: A review. Sander Greenland, Jennifer Kelsey, Crystal Luetters, Gabor Mezei, Charles Poole (2006). International Journal of Epidemiology, 35(2), 370-384.
Commentary: This study failed? Lenore Arab, Dora Il'yasova, Ulrike Peters, Charles Poole (2003). International Journal of Epidemiology, 32(4), 534-535.
Low P-values or narrow confidence intervals: Which are more durable? C. Poole (2001). Epidemiology, 12(3), 291-294.
Staff/Administrative Duties
Chair, Curriculum Subcommittee
Education
ScD, Epidemiology, Harvard University, 1989
MPH, Health Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976
BA, Natural Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 1973