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Matthew Freeman is a Professor in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, with joint appointments in Global Health and Epidemiology. He leads the Network for Evaluation and Implementation Sciences at Emory (NEISE) and coordinates interdisciplinary research on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in low-income settings. His work focuses on environmental drivers of infectious diseases, including foodborne illnesses, neglected tropical diseases, and WASH access in urban and rural areas.
Freeman earned a PhD from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an MPH from Emory. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and serves on global health advisory boards, including the Lancet Commission on WASH and Health. His research spans field trials in Mozambique, Mali, Kenya, India, and Laos, emphasizing implementation science for WASH strategies.
Key awards include the ASPH Early Career Research Award and multiple teaching excellence recognitions. His lab investigates poultry value chains in Mozambique, urban water supply impacts on child health, and transmission dynamics of enteric pathogens through fecal-oral pathways.
Freeman advises PhD students in Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, and Global Health Development. His grants include studies on WASH resilience, vaccine delivery optimization, and behavioral interventions for hygiene practices. He collaborates internationally through NEISE to translate research into scalable public health policies.
