Stephanie Shiau, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Biography
Stephanie Shiau, Ph.D., M.P.H., serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health. Dr. Shiau received her doctoral degree and master’s in epidemiology from Columbia University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in public health studies from Johns Hopkins University. She also holds a Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential.
Research Interests
At Rutgers, Dr. Shiau has established an interdisciplinary research program that sits at the intersection of life course epidemiology, infectious disease, and aging. The primary focus of her research program is to identify and understand factors that influence trajectories of comorbidities associated with infections, including HIV, across the lifespan, with the goal of discovering points of intervention. To accomplish this work, she utilizes epidemiological and statistical tools to analyze clinical, molecular, and administrative data from human populations, in collaboration with scientists from diverse scientific disciplines. Her research has three objectives: (A) understanding comorbidities among people growing up and aging with HIV; (B) identifying molecular biomarkers of aging with HIV; and (C) investigating inflammation and epigenetic mechanisms in perinatal epidemiology. Currently, Dr. Shiau’s active research portfolio is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.