Dr. Bodil Bech

Biography

Bodil Hammer Bech is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology within the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University. Her research focuses on maternal and child health, specifically investigating how maternal illness during pregnancy and chronic conditions, as well as socio-economic factors, affect children's health and well-being. Bech also examines the long-term effects of COVID-19, serving as a Co-Principal Investigator for the BiCoVac project, which aims to understand the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and the persistent symptoms associated with the virus. She has extensive experience in epidemiological methods and data analysis, drawing from large population studies and registry data, and she is a trained medical doctor. In addition to her research duties, Bech is a course leader and lecturer for medical students on Epidemiology and Biostatistics, where she teaches students to critically evaluate health science literature and assists them in research projects and academic writing. She is also a co-author of the Danish textbook "Epidemiologi og Evidens (3rd edition)" and actively supervises PhD students.

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