James C. Anthony
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James C. Anthony has been professor in the Department of Epidemiology
at Michigan State University
's Medical School since October 2003, with service as department chairman until 2009. From 1972 to 2003, he was on the faculties of the University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy and the Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health (now known as 'the Bloomberg School of Public Health'). He continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins and is associated with their Department of Mental Health.
His college-level education in liberal arts and sciences started in 1967 at Carleton College
, Northfield, MN, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1971. From 1973-77, he studied pharmacy sciences, child & adolescent development, and epidemiology in the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota
, where he earned the Master of Science (1975) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees (1977). He then received a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral research fellowship award to study psychopathology, psychiatric epidemiology and biostatistics with Professors Ernest M. Gruenberg and Morton Kramer at Johns Hopkins. His faculty and professional appointments have been: Instructor (UMinn, 1972–1977); Postdoctoral Research Fellow (JHU, 1977–78); Assistant Professor (JHU, 1978–1984); Associate Professor (JHU, 1985–1989); Professor with Tenure (JHU, 1990–2003); Professor with Tenure (MSU, 2003–present). In 2006, he was appointed as 'Professor Honorario' at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru; the UPCH School of Public Health has hosted his active NIH-funded epidemiology research training program since May 2000.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
's Medical School since October 2003, with service as department chairman until 2009. From 1972 to 2003, he was on the faculties of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
College of Pharmacy and the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
School of Hygiene and Public Health (now known as 'the Bloomberg School of Public Health'). He continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins and is associated with their Department of Mental Health.
His college-level education in liberal arts and sciences started in 1967 at Carleton College
Carleton College
Carleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
, Northfield, MN, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1971. From 1973-77, he studied pharmacy sciences, child & adolescent development, and epidemiology in the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, where he earned the Master of Science (1975) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees (1977). He then received a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral research fellowship award to study psychopathology, psychiatric epidemiology and biostatistics with Professors Ernest M. Gruenberg and Morton Kramer at Johns Hopkins. His faculty and professional appointments have been: Instructor (UMinn, 1972–1977); Postdoctoral Research Fellow (JHU, 1977–78); Assistant Professor (JHU, 1978–1984); Associate Professor (JHU, 1985–1989); Professor with Tenure (JHU, 1990–2003); Professor with Tenure (MSU, 2003–present). In 2006, he was appointed as 'Professor Honorario' at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru; the UPCH School of Public Health has hosted his active NIH-funded epidemiology research training program since May 2000.