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Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM)

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NSF 25-538

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Supports interdisciplinary research that integrates human behavior and social processes into mathematical epidemiological models to improve the accuracy and usefulness of public health interventions and policymaking during pandemics and other health crises.

Supports interdisciplinary research that integrates human behavior and social processes into mathematical epidemiological models to improve the accuracy and usefulness of public health interventions and policymaking during pandemics and other health crises.

Synopsis

The Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM) program supports research that incorporates social and behavioral processes in mathematical epidemiological models. The program provides support for projects that involve integrated participation from the mathematical and social, behavioral, and economic sciences.

Program contacts

Name Email Phone Organization
Zhilan J. Feng
Program Director
zfeng@nsf.gov (703) 292-7523 MPS/DMS
Joseph M. Whitmeyer
Program Director
jwhitmey@nsf.gov (703) 292-7808 SBE/SES
Amy H. Criss
Program Director
acriss@nsf.gov (703) 292-7378 SBE/BCS
Katharina Dittmar
Program Director
kdittmar@nsf.gov (703) 292-7799
Diek Wheeler
Data Scientist
diek.wheeler@nih.gov (301) 480-0520
Phillip Salvatore
Mathematical Epidemiologist
pgx5@cdc.gov (404) 639-8513

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