Samantha Bauer

Samantha Bauer serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine, leveraging epidemiology and biostatistics expertise to mitigate health disparities and achieve lifespan equality through team science approaches.

Her academic foundation includes:

• B.S. in Psychology, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2014)
• M.S. in Epidemiology, Michigan State University – East Lansing (2016)
• Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Michigan State University – East Lansing (2019)

complemented by a National Institute on Drug Abuse T-32 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2016-2018).

Research centers on population health equity across cardiovascular disease prevention, substance use epidemiology, environmental health hazards, and social determinants of health. Her work integrates advanced surveillance methods from Detroit Health Department experience with virtual data warehouse development to address vulnerabilities in marginalized communities through interventions like mobile health units and policy-focused tobacco control.

Recent publications reveal consistent focus on health disparities across cardiovascular outcomes, post-sepsis recovery, tobacco use patterns, and environmental exposures, utilizing diverse methodologies from national surveys to urban environmental monitoring with emphasis on community-level interventions.

Scientific recognition includes:

• NIDA T-32 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2016-2018)

Grant and advising activities focus on team science infrastructure, notably co-managing the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) core while developing the PHOENIX Virtual Data Warehouse for population health analytics, with teaching responsibilities spanning biostatistics, health program evaluation, and data analytics.

She actively contributes to Wayne State's research ecosystem through the BERD core and PHOENIX (Population Health Outcomes Information Exchange) Virtual Data Warehouse, supporting cross-disciplinary health equity initiatives with data infrastructure and methodological expertise.