Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Lecturer
Email: edelker@sdsu.edu
Education
- PhD, Epidemiology, State University and the University of CA, San Diego (2020)
- MPH, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University (2013)
- BA, Psychology, George Washington University (2011)
Scholarly Areas
- Perinatal and pediatric epidemiology
- Maternal and child health
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Epidemiologic methods
- Data analysis
Biography
Dr. Delker is a lecturer in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, San Diego State University. She is also a post-doctoral fellow at UC San Diego conducting research at the intersection of cardiovascular disease and perinatal epidemiology. Specifically, she studies the safety and effectiveness of medication use during pregnancy and lactation. Dr Delker is also interested in epidemiologic methods available to improve the utility of administrative databases in answering causal questions. She enjoys sharing these interests with students through teaching and mentoring.