About Paul Meddaugh, MS
Paul Meddaugh is a full-time Public Health Analyst with the Vermont Department of Health where he works as an applied epidemiologist, principally performing epidemiology, surveillance, and evaluation activities for the state heart disease and diabetes prevention programs to aid in situational awareness of disease and associated risk factor prevalence, targeting of public health interventions, and evaluation of public health programs aimed at preventing and managing chronic disease. Paul has taught part-time in the UVM public health program since 2023, teaching and supporting program improvement. Previously, Paul worked as a clinical epidemiologist for the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center’s EpiData Center for 5 years, beginning his time there as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellow. Prior to that he was an infection preventionist at a small community hospital in New York for about a year. Paul’s passion for epidemiology began in Binghamton University, State University of New York’s (SUNY) Biomedical Anthropology program where he focused on studying the human-disease interaction and further gained appreciation for public service as part of Southern New Hampshire University’s public administration graduate certificate program. Paul is a native of the New York Catskills who has lived in Vermont for over 8 years and enjoys being outdoors on the water, hiking, or skiing just as much as museums and historical sites.
Courses
- PH6020 Epidemiology I
- PH6090 Biostatistics II
Articles & Publications
Borah BF, Meddaugh P, Fialkowski V, Kwit N. Estimating the Burden of Blastomycosis in Vermont using Insurance Claims Data, 2011-2020. Presented at: 2023 Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference: April 24-27, 2023; Atlanta, GA.
Borah BF, Pringle J, Brennan J, Kelso P, Mertes G, Ulmer J, Meddaugh P, Fialkowski V, Kwit N. COVID-19 Outbreak Surveillance – Vermont: March 25, 2020-September 23, 2021. Presented at: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference: Jun 19-23, 2022; Louisville, KY.
Meddaugh P, O’Reilly R, Lieberman L. Targeting the Promotion and Expansion of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) in Vermont Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis. Presented at: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference: June 13-17, 2021; virtual.
Hatfield KM, Reddy SC, Forsberg K, et al. 2020. Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes – Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March-June 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6932e5.
Meddaugh PR, Murray K, Roemhildt M. Evaluation of Change in Healthy Eating Habits Connected to the Vermont Farm to School (FTS) Grant Program. Presented at: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference: June 10-14, 2018; West Palm Beach, FL.
Meddaugh PR, Chukwuma U, Riegodedios, A. Deployment-Related Acinetobacter Species Infections in Sailors and Marines Deployed to the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility. Poster session presented at: the Virginia Public Health Association, Health on the Homefront Conference; June 16-17, 2014; Hampton, VA.
Meddaugh PR, McAuliffe KM, Neumann C. Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Healthcare-Associated Infections among DOD Beneficiaries. Presented at: the Virginia Public Health Association, Health on the Homefront Conference; June 16-17, 2014; Hampton, VA.
Community Engagement
Paul actively serves his community. He is not in academia full time. Having worked with a preponderance of different data sources he is often a useful resource to his colleagues when performing analyses. Paul has also served on numerous national and state workgroups related to chronic disease prevention and related data sources. He’s participated on a number of peer networks through the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), the Chronic Disease GIS Network (CDGISN), and Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) supporting colleagues nationwide who do similar work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul served as a co-lead for Vermont’s Early Cluster Detection and Outbreak Data Management Team for about 2 years. Paul additionally serves as a volunteer with the animal care team at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.