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About

Dr. Bayles is an assistant professor of Global Public Health in the School of Health and Natural Sciences. He has a completed postdoctoral work in spatial epidemiology from the University of California at Riverside and in global environmental change from the University of Minnesota. He holds a doctorate and master’s degree in public health with a focus on biosecurity and emerging infectious diseases. Since coming to Dominican in 2016, Dr. Bayles has developed curriculum in global public health and has taught a number of courses in the program, including: epidemiology, senior capstone, and global environmental health. In addition, he has developed a planetary health research group aimed at fostering student-faculty research opportunities around emerging infectious disease epidemiology. His current research interests are focused on quantifying the linkages between changes to the environment and hotspots of emerging vector-borne disease.

Contact Information

Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901

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Education/Academic qualification

Department of Entomology, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Riverside

20152016

Institute on the Environment, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

20122014

Public Health Studies, PhD, Saint Louis University

2012

Biosecurity, MPH, Saint Louis University

2010

Biological Anthropology, BA, University of California, San Diego

2007

External positions

Adjunct Faculty, Washington University

Research Interests

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Planetary Health
  • • Spatial Epidemiology

Disciplines

  • Public Health
  • Environmental Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • International Public Health