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David Larsen

Associate Professor of Public Health

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David Larsen is an Associate Professor of Public Health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University. Professor Larsen is an epidemiologist focusing on the surveillance, control, and elimination of infectious disease.

His content expertise lies broadly in global health, with specific expertise in mosquito borne illnesses (such as malaria), child survival, and sanitation. Professor Larsen is currently working with the New York State Department of Health to scale wastewater surveillance statewide for COVID-19 and other public health threats.

Larsen received his Ph.D and MPH from Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical medicine.

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