Faculty

Eyal Oren

Affiliate Professor, Epidemiology

619-594-0964

Education

BA Neurobiology & Behav., Cornell University, 1998
MS Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2004
PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2010

Contact

619-594-0964

San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
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Bio

Dr. Eyal Oren is the Director of the School of Public Health at San Diego State University. He is a tenured Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. He is also a core-investigator at the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health with both research and practice experience. He is trained as an infectious disease, respiratory and social epidemiologist with particular expertise in respiratory health, and numerous projects in COVID-19, TB, flu, tobacco exposure and asthma. He has also worked at the interface of infectious etiologies and chronic disease outcomes, particularly cancers. He has published 120+ peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and holds an undergraduate degree in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell University and PhD and MS degrees in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. Prior to coming to SDSU, Dr. Oren was faculty in the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona from 2013-2017. He recently published the An Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology: https://connect.springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-5674-7-0#copy_link 

Research Interests

  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Respiratory Health
  • Surveillance systems
  • Climate Change
  • Pilot Studies
  • Epidemiology in public health practice
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Social epidemiology and health disparities

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Associations of Pre-Pandemic Lung Function and Structure with COVID-19 Outcomes: The C4R Study.
(2025 Apr 16)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Balte PP, Kim JS, Sun Y, Allen N, Angelini E, Arynchyn A, Barr RG, Blaha M, Bowler R, Carr J, Cole SA, Couper D, Demmer RT, Doyle M, Elkind M, San José Estépar R, Garcia-Bedoya O, Garudadri S, Hansel NN, Hermann EA, Hoffman EA, Humphries SM, Hunninghake GM, Kaplan R, Krishnan JA, Laine A, Lee JS, Lynch DA, Make B, Matsushita K, McKleroy W, Min YI, Naik SN, O'Connor G, O'Driscoll O, Oren E, Podolanczuk AJ, Post WS, Pottinger T, Regan E, Rusk A, Salvatore M, Schwartz DA, Smith B, Sotres-Alvarez D, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Washko G, Wenzel S, Woodruff P, Xanthakis V, Ortega VE, Oelsner EC

Assessing Nicotine Exposure in Users and Non-Users of Electronic Cigarettes Through Silicone Wristbands.
(2025 Mar 7)
Int J Environ Res Public Health 22(3):
Appolon GE, Suess S, Xayavong A, Galvez NL, Dodder NG, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Oren E

Life Stressors, Resilience Resources, and Asthma Among Adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
(2025 Mar 7)
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
Han YY, Gaietto K, Chen W, Perreira KM, Oren E, Pirzada A, Garcia-Bedoya O, Kaplan R, Isasi CR, Celedón JC

"You know, it feels like you can trust them": mixed methods implementation research to inform the scale up of a health disparities-responsive COVID-19 school testing program.
(2024 Dec 2)
Implement Sci Commun 5(1): 136
Kiene SM, Miller AP, Tuhebwe D, Ceballos DA, Sanchez CN, Moody J, Famania L, Moore RV, Oren E, McDaniels-Davidson C

Sociocultural Stressors and Asthma among Adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
(2025 Apr)
Ann Am Thorac Soc 22(4): 549-559
Han YY, Chen W, Forno E, Perreira KM, Oren E, Daviglus M, Garcia-Bedoya O, Kaplan R, Isasi CR, Celedón JC

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