Professional Summary
Dr. Galea is Director of the Center for Global Health, Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical School, and a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan
Courses Taught
EPID617: Social epidemiology II: Social and economic determinants of population health
EPID819: Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders
Education
Dr.P.H., Epidemiology, Columbia University, 2003
M.P.H., Epidemiology, Harvard University, 2000
M.D., University of Toronto, 1994
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Galea's research is concerned with the health of populations in the global context. His work involves data collection in many countries worldwide, analysis of large global datasets, and theoretic development. His work centers around three areas of thematic interest.
Social and economic determinants of population health. This research studies the relations between macro-level social and economic factors and patterns of health in populations. He is particularly interested in the role played by the urban context and has studied a variety of health outcomes (morbidity, mortality, and risk behavior). For example, Dr. Galea is currently conducting the Gilgel Gibe Growth and Development Survey that is concerned with the relation between population displacement, adult well-being, and child development in Ethiopia, and the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study that characterizes the social and physical environment in Detroit neighborhoods and tests the associations between features of the neighborhood context and mental health and substance use in the general population.
Epidemiology of mental health and substance use. This research studies determinants of mental health with a particular focus on common mood-anxiety and behavioral disorders. He is particularly interested in post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and the natural history of drug use (e.g., initiation, acquisition of risk behavior, and cessation) and it consequences (e.g., drug overdose). For example, Dr. Galea has just finished a study of mental health in Liberia, documenting the epidemiology of anxiety disorders and the relation between mental health and health care access in Nimba County, and the IMPACT study, assessing the relation between characteristics of the urban context, mental health, and risk behavior in a drug using and non-drug using population in New York City.
Consequences of conflict and mass trauma. This research seeks to understand the mental and physical health consequences of wars, disasters and mass traumatic events, particularly in urban populations worldwide. He has conducted empiric research after the war in Kosovo, the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, and the March 11 bombings in Madrid, and hurricanes Katrina and Ike in the US among others. Dr. Galea is the co-director of the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research.
Selected Publications
Ahern, J., Jones, MR., Bakshis, E., Galea, S. (2008). Revisiting Rose: Comparing the benefits and costs of population-wide and targeted interventions. Milbank Quarterly, 86(4), 581-600.
Hadley, C., Tegegn, A., Tessema, F., Cowan, JA., Asefa, M., Galea, S. (2008). Food insecurity, stressful life events, poverty, and the risk of common mental disorders in East Africa: Evidence from the Gilgel Gibe Growth and Development Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62, 980-986.
Tracy, M., Hobfoll, S., Canetti-Nisim, D., Galea, S. (2008). Predictors of depressive symptoms among Israeli Jews and Arabs during the Al Aqsa intifada: A population-based cohort study. Annals of Epidemiology, 18(6), 447-457.
Ahern, J., Galea, S., Hubbard, A., Midanik, L., Syme, L.S. (2008). "Culture of drinking" and individual problems with alcohol use. American Journal of Epidemiology, 167(9), 1041-1049.
Kruk, M., Prescott, M., Galea, S. (2008). Equity of skilled delivery care in developing countries: financing and policy determinants. American Journal of Public Health, 98, 142-147.
Hadley, C., Tegegn, A., Tessema, F., Makkonen, A., Galea, S. (2008). Maternal and paternal anxiety-mood disorders and children's social, motor, and cognitive development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Annals of Human Biology, 35(3), 259-275.
Galea, S., Ahern, J., Tracy, M., Hubbard, A., Cerda, M., Goldmann, E., Vlahov, D. (2008). The determinants of post-traumatic stress in a population-based cohort study. Epidemiology, 19(1), 47-54.
Galea, S., Ahern, J., Nandi, A., Tracy, M., Beard, J., Vlahov, D. (2007). Urban neighborhood socioeconomic status and incidence of depression: Evidence from a population-based cohort study. Annals of Epidemiology, 17(3), 171-179.
Galea, S., Brewin, C.R., Jones, R.T., King, D.W., King, L.A., McNally, R.J., Ursano, R.J., Petukhova, M., Kessler, R.C. (2007). Exposure to hurricane-related stressors and mental illness after hurricane Katrina. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64(12), 1427-1434.
Galea, S., Ahern, J., Karpati, A. (2005). A model of underlying socioeconomic variability in human communities: Evidence from ecologic variability in population health and implications for public health. Social Science & Medicine, 60, 2417-2430.
Professional Affiliations
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health
Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine
Member of the American College of Epidemiology
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
American Academy for the Advancement of Science
Society for Epidemiologic Research
American Public Health Association
American Epidemiologic Society
Additional Information
Licensed physician in Ontario, Canada, New York State, Michigan
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