April 3, 2019
Noon to 1:30 pm
The Faculty Club

Lunch will be served.

Biography

Dr. Marshall is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. He received a PhD in epidemiology from the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. In 2011, he completed postdoctoral training at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Broadly, Dr. Marshall’s research focuses on substance use epidemiology, infectious diseases, and the social, environmental, and structural determinants of health of drug-using populations. He is the Principal Investigator of multiple NIH- and CDC-funded studies that seek to improve the health of people who use drugs. He has published more than 175 scientific publications.

As the Scientific Director of PreventOverdoseRI, Rhode Island's drug overdose surveillance and information dashboard, Dr. Marshall works closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health to track, measure, and evaluate efforts to address the state's overdose epidemic. He also serves as an expert advisor to Governor Gina Raimondo’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force.  He has received numerous accolades and awards for his research, including the 2016 Early Career Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research, and the 2019 Early Career Public Health Research Award from the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health.