Danielle Ompad

About

Danielle C. Ompad, Ph.D. is a Professor of Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research at the New York University School of Global Public Health. Her research is focused on marijuana, heroin, crack, and cocaine use and is underpinned by a harm reduction perspective, i.e., reducing negative consequences associated with highly stigmatized drug use. She has been funded by the National Institutes of Health. Most recently, she has been studying use of new marijuana products and their packaging as well as drug use among construction workers.

Experience

• NYU School of Global Public Health (Full-time · 9 yrs 10 mos)
  • Professor
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
    Dec 2022 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Interim Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
    Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 · 5 mos

• Adjunct Assistant Profressor, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
  Jul 2009 - Apr 2018 · 8 yrs 10 mos

  Section leader for the Introduction to Epidemiology course.

• Clinical Associate Professor at New York University Global Institute of Public Health
  Sep 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Research Associate Professor at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
  Sep 2011 - Aug 2014 · 3 yrs

• Interim Director and Epidemiologist at New York Academy of Medicine
  May 2002 - Aug 2011 · 9 yrs 4 mos

  Epidemiologist 2002-2011 Associate Director 2005-2011 Interim Director 2011