Dr. Tommi Gaines

Associate Professor

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Biography

Dr. Gaines is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, specializing in Infectious Disease and Global Public Health. He is a trained biostatistician whose work focuses on modeling the interactions between social conditions, geographic location, and individual characteristics. Using advanced spatial statistical analyses and diverse study designs, including cross-sectional, retrospective, and longitudinal approaches, Dr. Gaines's current research leverages geographic information system (GIS) technologies to visualize and analyze the physical features of residential environments and how they relate to unsafe sexual and drug-using behaviors. His work is significant in understanding the implications of physical environments on public health outcomes, particularly in the context of HIV/AIDS and broader public health statistics.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).