Ali Mokdad

Professor, Health Metrics Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology

3980 15th Ave NE
Box 351615

Seattle, WA 98195-

206-897-2849
mokdaa@uw.edu

Research Interests

Chronic Diseases; obesity; surveillance; survey methodology; emergency and refugee health

Epidemiology Biography

Education

PhD Quantitative Epidemiology, Emory University, 1997

BS Biostatistics, American University of Beirut, 1984

In the News

End of COVID Zero threatens to overwhelm China with infections
Bloomberg, 12/08/2022

Whats our COVID-19 future? Heres what scientists say about summer, fall in Washington
The Seattle Times, 05/24/2021

Fauci says U.S. could loosen guidance on wearing masks indoors soon
KOMO 4, 05/11/2021

Measles vaccination in other countries: A different view
U.S. News and World Report, 06/19/2019

Gun violence: How the U.S. compares with other countries
NPR Goats and Soda, 10/06/2017

The Middle East's wars are creating a lost generation
The Nation, 08/25/2017

Two Texas counties. In one, you'll live almost a decade longer.
The Houston Chronicle, 06/13/2017

Healthy People, Healthy Planet
SPH News, 02/01/2017

Cancer down nationwide, but 'hot spots' persist
CNN, 01/24/2017

Where you live may determine how you die
CBS News, 12/13/2016