Michaela George

Michaela George is a Full Time Faculty member at Dominican University, serving as an Associate Professor in the Global Public Health Program and MS Physician Assistant Studies Program under the School of Health and Natural Sciences. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology from UC Berkeley, an MPH in Epidemiology from Boston University, and a BA in Sociology/Anthropology with a Biochemistry minor from Middlebury College.

• Education:
  • PhD, Epidemiology - UC Berkeley
  • MPH, Epidemiology - Boston University
  • BA, Sociology and Anthropology (minor in Biochemistry) - Middlebury College

Research Interests: Michaela focuses on the feasibility of using saliva-based cadmium (Cd) levels as predictors for breast density measures in Marin County, in partnership with Marin County HHS. She also investigates opioid overdose prediction based on co-prescribing practices of controlled substances through the RxSafe Marin initiative. Her work bridges epidemiological methods with public health applications in environmental health and substance abuse prevention.