Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH

Professor
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Director
Master of Public Health Program
Member
Center for Global Health and Diseases
School of Medicine
Member of the Board of Directors
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

Dr. Daniel Tisch has over two decades of experience as an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and data core director in field studies of infectious diseases in the USA, South Pacific, and Africa. He has been active in the development of education and training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and databases in low-resource settings in the USA and internationally. His primary research focus is the monitoring and elimination of neglected diseases including lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. He is also actively involved in research on the diagnostics and epidemiology of COVID-19 malaria, schistosomiasis, and integrated parasite control programs. He specializes in the application of modern epidemiologic and statistical techniques to the design and analysis of cluster randomized field trials and observational studies.  Dr. Tisch is the Director of the Master of Public Health Program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. 

Teaching Information

Courses Taught

EPBI/PQHS 483 Introduction to Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
PQHS/INTH/MPHP 484: Global Health and Epidemiology

Awards and Honors

T. Keith Glennan Fellowship
2010
Advanced Translational Leadership in Academic Science (ATLAS) Award, Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC), Inaugural Cohort, 2024
FASTMH, Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October, 2022-present
Academic Public Health Leadership Insitute Scholar (APHLI), Association for Schools and Programs of Public Health, 2022/2023
Online Learning Advisory Committee Online Learning Community (OLAC OLC) Fellowship, [U]Tech's Teaching and Learning Technologies, Case Western Reserve University, Inaugural Cohort, 2022/2023
Association of Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) Board of Directors 2023-2026

Professional Memberships

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
American Public Health Association
Society of Clinical Research Associates (CCRP certified)
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

Publications

Find Dr. Tisch's publications here.

 

Editorial roles 
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Biostatistical Editor

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Case Western Reserve University
Master of Public Health
International Health University of Michigan School of Public Health
Bachelor of Science with honors
University of Glasgow, Scotland