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Science Communication Studies
5457 Marsh Hawk Way
Columbia, MD 21045
Tel: 410-740-8914
- Fax: 410-964-3598
- Email: jaron@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
Vitae
Education
Harvard/Radcliff 1974 B.A. Applied Mathematics
Cambridge University 1976 Diploma Mathematical Statistics
Princeton University 1981 Ph.D. Biology (Mathematical)
Johns Hopkins University 1996 M.Sc. Information Tech. Management
Professional Experience
1995-Present President, Science Communication Studies
1993-present Associate, Department of Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins School of Public
Health
1985-1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health
1981-1985 Staff Fellow and Senior Staff Fellow, Biostatistics Branch and Laboratory of
Mathematical Biology, National Cancer Institute
1976-1977 Systems Programmer I, Information Processing Services, MIT
1974-1975 Senior Computer Applications System Analyst, Overlap Project, Office of
Sponsored Programs, MIT
Current Projects
Mathematical modeling of the dynamics and control of hyperendemic trachoma
Co-editor of textbook on ecological change and public health
PAHO Consultancy on project development for climate change and public health
Research Focus
Application of mathematical models to the dynamics of infectious diseases;
Linkage between mathematical models and information systems in public health;
Interdisciplinary communication for ecological change and public health
Other Related Advisory Panels and Consultancies
AIDS Epidemiology and Disease Burden Project, Institute of Medicine
Panel on Statistical Issues in AIDS Research, Committee on AIDS Research and the
Behavioral, Social and Statistical Sciences, National Research Council
Rapporteur, Workshop on Modeling the Spread of HIV Infection and Demographic Impact of
AIDS, Institute of Medicine
WHO/Tropical Disease Research Consultancy, Malaria Research Center, Tapachula, Chiapas,
Mexico
WHO, Meeting on Tuberculosis Research and Development, Geneva
Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Filariasis Study in Egypt, Laboratory for Parasitic Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Associate Editor, Theoretical Population Biology
Design of Organizational Database, Coordinating Council on Education, National Research
Council
Expert Committee on Information Systems and Evaluation, Committee on Population, National
Research Council
Board of Directors, Technology Education and Communication Institute, Bethesda, MD
Organizer of Public Health Session, Society for Mathematical Biology Meeting in Mexico
 | Related Publications
 | Aron, J. L., 1989, "Simple versus complex epidemiological models,"
Applied Mathematical Ecology, (Levin, S. A., Hallam, T., Gross, L. J., eds.), Berlin,
Springer Verlag, pp. 176-192 |
| Aron, J. L., and P. Davis, 1993, A Comparative Review of the Economic Impact of
Selected Infectious Diseases in Africa, (with annotated bibliography), Report for USAID
Africa Bureau, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Institute for International Programs |
| Glass, G. E., Aron, J. L., Ellis, J. H. and S. S. Yoon, 1992, Applications of GIS
Technology to Disease Control, Report for USAID Africa Bureau, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins
University Institute for International Programs |
| Aron, J. L. and B. A. Silverman, 1994, "Models and public health
applications," Parasitic and Infectious Diseases, (Scott, M. E., Smith G., eds.),
London and New York, Academic Press, pp. 73-81 |
| Schneider, M. C., Santos-Burgoa, C., Aron, J. L., Munoz, B., Ruiz-Velasco, S. and
W. Uieda, "Potential force of infection of human rabies transmitted by common vampire
bats in the Amazonian region of Brazil, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,
to appear |
| Munoz, B., Aron, J. L. and S. K. West, "Incidence estimates of late stages
of trachoma in a sample of women in a hyperendemic area of Central Tanzania, submitted for
publication |
| Aron, J. L., Munoz, B. and S. K. West, "Dynamics of the reservoir of
infection of hyperendemic trachoma in Central Tanzania, in preparation |
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