Dr. Baseman’s research centers around applied epidemiology in public health practice, strategies for improving disease surveillance systems, and public health informatics. She is also adjunct faculty in the Department of Health Services and is a member of the Northwest for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) Research Team.

Projects

Northwest Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (CDC)

Washington Statewide Innovation Model Evaluation (Washington HCA)

Best Shots for Kids King County Adolescent Immunization Project (PHSKC)

Multi-tasking to Hyper-tasking: Investigating the Impact of Next Generation 911 (NIOSH)

Research Interests

Applied epidemiology in public health practice; informatics; infectious disease epidemiology; surveillance; coronavirus; Covid-19; emerging diseases; epidemics; pandemics; disease outbreaks

Teaching Interests

Dr. Baseman teaches EPI 201: Outbreak Investigation and Response and EPI 594: Field Epidemiology: Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) team.

In The News

At least 80 UW students in fraternities test positive for coronavirus, a foreboding sign for college reopenings
The Seattle Times, 07/01/2020

How the ‘R’ estimate explains the spread of coronavirus in Washington
KING 5 News, 06/22/2020

Contact tracing for COVID-19 will be the most complex health investigation ever
National Geographic, 05/24/2020