, PhD, MPH d.hunt@epiinternational.com EDUCATION Aug 02-May 06 Aug 99-Dec 00 Aug 95-May 99 Aug 91-May 95 School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC PhD (Epidemiology) The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC MPH (Epidemiology) Emory University, Atlanta, GA BA (Sociology) Savannah Christian Preparatory School, Savannah, GA WORK EXPERIENCE Jan 10 present Senior Epidemiologist / Senior Director, Epidemiology International (EI), Inc., Hunt Valley, MD Responsibilities: Provide senior scientific oversight in the design and implementation of EI s research endeavors, specifically in the area of Environmental Health. Provide subject matter expertise in the area of environmental and international health, as well as the design and conduct of epidemiological studies Contribute technical support for a variety of federal and commercial proposals and projects As Senior Director, provide scientific oversight and involvement in research programs Jul 03 Jan 10 Jan 08 Jan 10 Adjunct Faculty, Emergency Management I: Analytic Methods Department of Health Policy/Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities: Teach two modules multiple times each year for the online Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Certificate Program Develop and update online course modules to test understanding and application of epidemiological methods Conduct online training sessions to teach the application of epidemiological methods in environmental disaster situations Grade class projects and provide feedback to students on regular basis Environmental Epidemiologist Health Studies Branch (HSB), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Atlanta, GA Responsibilities: Led planned health studies on various environmental and toxicological exposures; responded to international and domestic outbreaks; consulted on study design and data analyses for branch projects; supervised Epidemic Intelligence Service officers Primary investigator on health studies covering various environmental and toxicological topics including brominated flame retardants and thyroid disease, pesticide exposure among plantation workers in Nicaragua, mercury exposure among fishermen, and multi-state investigation of household water filtration systems Led activities for an ongoing investigation into chronic liver failure in northern Tigray, Ethiopia; developed surveillance system to monitor
occurrence of disease; made recommendations to Ministry of Health for the improvement of health in refugee communities impacted by disease; acted as technical advisor on study design and implementation for international partners Jul 06 - Dec 07 May 04 - May 06 Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellow CDC/NCEH/HSB Atlanta, GA Responsibilities: Responded to domestic and international outbreaks; designed and implemented epidemiological studies; participated in other public health activities as needed Led an international environmental investigation in Panama City, Panama; designed epidemiological study and questionnaire; trained and supervised team of 30 conducting data collection and entry; analyzed health data using statistical software Evaluated the CARHI environmental surveillance system; met with state and university personnel; authored report and made recommendations to state authorities Managed data collection of the "Evaluation of Efficacy of Household Water Filtration/Treatment Devices in Households with Private Wells" environmental health study; participated in and oversaw quality of data collection and conducted regular conference calls with health authorities Evaluated an injury health surveillance system and authored case series article examining environmental heat-related illness among athletes; made public health recommendations for prevention and identification of illness at the individual and team level Graduate Research Assistant Injury Prevention Research Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities: Provided technical assistance and performed statistical analyses related to epidemiological research studies Synthesized literature and conducted data analyses using SAS statistical software to examine co-occurrence of spouse abuse, child abuse, and substance abuse in the military Analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) using SAS and SUDAAN statistical software and co-authored technical report of epidemiological findings for the state health department on violence against women and men in North Carolina Provided technical assistance on epidemiological study investigating anterior-cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in athletes; consented participants; developed and managed database of study participants; administered questionnaires; assisted in collection of physical examinations of study participants Aug 02 - Apr 05 Graduate Assistant Department of Epidemiology, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Responsibilities: Assisted university faculty in the advancement of the understanding of epidemiology and advanced methodology through the preparation and education of staff, students, and public health officials January - April 2005 Teaching Assistant, Time to Event Data
Led weekly office hours to review advanced methodology and answer homework questions Assisted in developing course materials Graded homework assignments and final exam August - December 2004 Teaching Assistant, Longitudinal Data Analysis Assisted in development of course materials of advanced epidemiological methods Led discussion groups and lectures on epidemiology methods Proofread lecture notes and consulted with graduate students to answer advanced methods questions May - December 2003 Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Designed and implemented epidemiological study examining knowledge of forensic epidemiology in law enforcement and public health officials Authored, reviewed, and edited fundamental epidemiological articles for distribution to health departments nationwide Participated in statewide outbreak investigations August - December 2002 Teaching Assistant, Principles of Epidemiology Presented weekly lectures on epidemiological methods and developed course materials including notes and examinations Evaluated student performances and graded examinations and weekly assignments May 03 - Aug 03 Oct 00 - Jul 02 Intern Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS)- Raleigh, NC Responsibilities: Develop a statewide injury surveillance system Developed an online data collection tool for tracking occupational injury data in NC Facilitated collaboration among the NC DHHS staff, workers union representatives, and local employers Researched national occupational surveillance systems and potential sources of occupational injury data within NC Project Coordinator National Education Association Health Information Network - Washington, DC Responsibilities: Managed the successful implementation and evaluation of a federally-funded program to educate teachers on the importance of breast and cervical cancer awareness; performed other duties as necessary related to the improvement of health among teachers Managed a team of five health scientists and coordinated the dissemination of a cancer prevention program at the national level Authored a training manual, monthly articles in the national newsletter, and various outreach materials focused on important public health issues Founded cancer survivor and support caucus for union members
HONORS/AWARDS/ACTIVITIES Taught a "train the trainers" breast and cervical cancer awareness seminar throughout country to educate women on important health practices Collected and analyzed follow-up health data to determine strengths, weaknesses, and efficacy of the public health prevention program Served as expert consultant for CDC projects and documents including: Coordinated School Health Programs and Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer 2009 NCEH/ATSDR Nominee for CDC s Charles C. Shepard Science Award for best paper in Assessment and Epidemiology award category 2009 NCEH/ATSDR Director s Employee of the Month (February) 2008 CDC Award of Excellence Public Health Epidemiology and Laboratory Research 2008 Nominee Schnitker Award for contribution to international public health 2007 Finalist Mackel Award for effective application of epidemiologic and laboratory collaboration in an investigation 2007 NCEH/ATSDR Superior Mission Response Acute or Emerging Events 2007 Nominee Schnitker Award for contribution to international public health 2006 National Center for Environmental Health Director s Superior Performance Award 2006 First Place Poster Prize, UNC School of Public Health Office of Research 2006 Delta Omega Honor Society Service Award 2006 Third Prize Student Paper, Congress of Epidemiology 2006 Impact Award for contribution to the health of North Carolinians 2005 Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate and Professional School Honor Society 2005 Robert Verhalen Endowed Scholarship in Injury Prevention/Trauma Management 2005 Smith Graduate Research Grant 2005 Opportunity Fund Grant 2004-2005 PhD student representative on Graduate Studies Committee 2002-2005 Student representative on Staff Excellence Award Committee 2003-2004 Co-president of the Epidemiology Student Organization at UNC-Chapel Hill 2002-2004 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences training grant recipient PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Publications before 2010 under Maiden Name: E Danielle Rentz) Yard E, Terrell ML, Hunt DR, Spencer J, Cameron LL, Small CM, McGeehin MA, Marcus M. Incidence of thyroid conditions following exposure to polybrominated biphenyls and polychlorinated biphenyls, US, 1974-2006. [In preparation] Matthews A, Sutter M, Hunt DR. Medical Toxicology and Public Health - Update on research and activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [In preparation. Target journal: Journal of Medical Toxicology] Martin SL, Gibbs DA, Johnson RE, Rentz ED, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison J, Sullivan K. Family Violence Offenders in the Army: Patterns of Referral, Investigation, and Clinical Intervention. [Submitted to Violence and Victims] Martin SL, Gibbs DA, Johnson RE, Sullivan K, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison J, Rentz ED. Substance Use by Soldiers Who Abuse Their Spouses. [Submitted to Violence Against Women]
Martin SL, Gibbs DA, Johnson RE, Rentz ED, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison J, Sullivan K. Male Soldier Family Violence Offenders: Spouse and Child Offenders Compared to Child Offenders. Violence and Victims. 2009;24(4):459-468. Kleiman R, Rentz ED, Teshale E, Thompson N, Schurz-Rogers H. Update on research and activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Journal of Medical Toxicology. 2008;4(3):197-200. Rentz ED, Lewis L, Mujica O, et al. Outbreak of acute renal failure in Panama in 2006: a case control study. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2008;86:749-756. Martin SL, Rentz ED, Chan R, Givens J, Sanford K, Kupper LL. Physical and sexual violence in the lives of North Carolina women: Associations with women s physical and mental health. Womens Health Issues. 2008;18(2):130-40. Gibbs DA, Martin SL, Johnson RE, Rentz ED, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison J. Child maltreatment and substance use among U.S. Army soldiers. Child Maltreatment. 2008; 13(3):259 268. Rentz ED, Marshall SW, Martin SL, Casteel C, Loomis D, Gibbs, DA. Occurrence of maltreatment in active duty military and nonmilitary families in the State of Texas. Military Medicine. 2008;173(6):515-22. Rentz ED, Marshall SW, Loomis D, Casteel C, Martin SL, Gibbs DA. Effect of deployment on child maltreatment in military and non-military families. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2007;165:1199-1206. Martin SL, Gibbs DA, Johnson RE, Rentz ED, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison J. Spouse abuse and child abuse by Army soldiers. Journal of Family Violence 2007;22(7):587-595. Barr DB, Weerasekera G, Wamsley J, Barr JR, Kalb SR, Sjödin A, Schier J, Rentz ED, Lewis L, Rubin C, Needham LL, Jones RL, Sampson EJ on behalf of the Diethylene Glycol Laboratory Response Team. Identification and quantification of diethylene glycol in pharmaceuticals implicated in poisoning epidemics: An historical laboratory perspective. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 2007;31(6):295-303. Rentz ED, Martin SL, Gibbs D, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison J, Marshall S. Family violence in the military: A review of the literature. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 2006;7(2):93-108. Levine PH, Young HA, Simmens SJ, Rentz D, Kofie VE, Mahan CM, Kang HK. Is testicular cancer related to Gulf War deployment? Evidence from a pilot population-based study of Gulf War era veterans and cancer registries. Military Medicine. 2005;170(2):149-53. NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Martin, SL, Chan R, Rentz ED. Physical and sexual violence in North Carolina: Prevalence and descriptive information from the 2000-2002 surveys of the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [Technical report]. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, February 2005. Rentz ED. Project REACH activity planning guide [Training manual]. National Education Association Health Information Network, 2002. Nelson A & Rentz ED. Interviewing Techniques. Focus on Field Epidemiology, 2(3).