Thomas M Becker
Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Biography
Becker has spent his entire career as an epidemiologist focused on Indian health issues. He is trained in internal medicine, epidemiology, and anthropology and currently serves as the Interim Associate Dean for Research at Oregon Health & Science University. He works at the Indian Health Board as a Medical Epidemiologist on diverse grants. Although he has a variety of research interests, the common theme in his grant and publication history centers on minority health disparities. As principal investigator on the CDC PRC grant, he has been involved in ocular epidemiologic studies and prevention of hearing loss in tribal communities.
Abstract
Abstract : Hearing-related health among adult American Indians from one northwest tribe: A risk factor survey