Dr. Sharon Greene

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sharon Greene is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, specializing in epidemiology. She leads the Epidemiology Analysis Team at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where she has been instrumental since 2012 in overseeing spatio-temporal cluster detection analyses for over 70 reportable diseases. Dr. Greene serves as the lead epidemiologic consultant within the bureau, providing vital scientific consultation to staff and fellows on various projects and analyses while also reviewing abstracts and manuscripts prior to submission for scientific meetings and publications. With five years of experience as an epidemiologist at the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Greene's focus included real-time vaccine safety surveillance and the application of space-time scan statistics in syndromic surveillance. She earned her PhD in epidemiologic science from the University of Michigan, during which she served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in the Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Research Interests

Awards

#1

NYC Hayes Innovation Prize

2022-01-01
#1

Presidential Priorities Award

2018-01-01

Requirements for Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution One semester of college-level mathematics (Algebra or above) One semester of introductory Biology Evidence of quantitative and analytical ability
Application Checklist
  • SOPHAS Online Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • Personal Statement (500-1000 words)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • Quantitative & Analytical Assessment
Specialization Notes

Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science (MS) options available. GRE is optional for Fall 2026.