Lavin Joseph, a Doctor of Public Health candidate in the Department of Health Policy and Management, will defend his doctoral dissertation on June 12, 2026 at 11:00AM. 

Dissertation Title: “County-level Social Determinants of Salmonella Incidence and Rural-Urban Disparities in the United States: An Ecological Analysis of National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Data, 2011-2023” 
Date/Time: Friday, June 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM. 
Venue: https://uga.zoom.us/j/94510306001?pwd=oMlt99Hsb2mJ14zNbzBydR5bja78ja.1

Dissertation Committee:
Dr. Suhang Song, PhD (Chair)
Dr. Lyndsay Bottichio, DrPH
Dr. Grace B Adams, PhD
Dr. Ethel V Taylor, DVM (CDC, External member)