Matthew Fox
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Matthew A. Fox, DSc

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-2062
mfox@bu.edu
Crosstown Center - 372
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Biography

Matthew Fox, DSc, MPH, is a Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health at Boston University. Dr. Fox joined Boston University in 1999. His research interests include treatment outcomes in HIV-treatment programs, infectious disease epidemiology (with specific interests in HIV and pneumonia), and epidemiologic methods. Dr. Fox works on ways to improve retention in HIV-care programs in South Africa from the time of testing HIV-positive through long-term treatment. As part of this work, he is involved in analyses to assess the impact of changes in South Africa’s National Treatment Guidelines for HIV. Dr. Fox also does research on quantitative bias analysis and co-authored a book on these methods, Applying Quantitative Bias Analysis to Epidemiologic Data (http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-387-87960-4). He is also the host of a public health journal club podcast called Free Associations designed to help people stay current in the public health literature and think critically about the quality of research studies (https://bit.ly/30fPApj) and a podcast on Epidemiologic Methods called SERious Epi (https://seriousepi.blubrry.net/). He currently teaches a third-level epidemiologic methods class, Advanced Epidemiology as well as two other doctoral level epidemiologic methods courses. Dr. Fox is a graduate of the Boston University School of Public Health with a master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics and a doctorate in epidemiology.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health
  • Honorary Associate Professor, Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office - University of the Witwatersrand

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, DSc Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Bates College, BA Field of Study: English Literature

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP854
  • SPHEP861
  • SPHEP862
  • SPHEP911

Publications

  • Published on 5/12/2026

    Fox MP, MacLehose R. Quantitative bias analysis for time to event data needs good validation data. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 May 12. PMID: 42118596.

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  • Published on 4/8/2026

    Jinga N, Hwang C, Rossouw L, Clouse K, Nattey C, Mbwele B, Ngcobo N, Beestrum M, Huffman MD, Fox MP, Maskew M. Uptake and retention in HIV care among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV under different eras of vertical transmission prevention policies in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. medRxiv. 2026 Apr 08. PMID: 42006775.

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  • Published on 3/26/2026

    Egger ME, Jones T, Piamonte Q, Zhang CH, Karimi S, Little BB, Fox MP, Kavalukas SL, McMasters KM, Kong M. Perioperative Outcomes of Rural-Dwelling Patients Undergoing Lung and Colon Cancer Operations in Rural Facilities. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Apr 01; 242(4):1032-1038. PMID: 41670205.

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  • Published on 3/10/2026

    Zheng A, Fox MP, Greener R, Kileel EM, Bor J, Venter WD, Pisa PT, Murray EJ, Brennan AT, Maskew M. Initiation of dolutegravir vs efavirenz on 12- and 24-month weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and incident hypertension: A target trial emulation. Ann Epidemiol. 2026 May; 117:110074. PMID: 41819297.

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  • Published on 3/1/2026

    Onoya D, Shumba K, Mudara C, Nattey C, Gareta D, Lauren E, Macleod W, Fox MP, Mlisana K, Bor J. Timing of ART Initiation With Treatment Policy Changes in South Africa: A Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 01; 101(3):316-324. PMID: 41252684.

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  • Published on 2/9/2026

    Bezuidenhout C, Long L, Nichols B, Meyer-Rath G, Fox MP, Theron G, Fourie B, Olifant S, Penn-Nicholson A, Ruhwald M, Medina-Marino A. Sputum and Tongue Swab Molecular Testing for the In-Home Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Unselected Household Contacts: A Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):49-57. PMID: 40705837.

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  • Published on 2/7/2026

    Gareta D, Lauren E, Shumba K, Nattey C, Fox MP, Mlisana K, Egger M, Onoya D, Herbst K, Bor J. Linkage of HIV treatment and population-based surveillance records in rural South Africa: the AHRI Unified Data Platform (AUDP). Arch Public Health. 2026 Feb 07; 84(1). PMID: 41652614.

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  • Published on 2/5/2026

    Rader B, Astley CM, White LF, Brownstein JS, Fox MP. Heterogeneous impact of mask mandates on U.S. masking behavior: an interrupted time series study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 05; 195(2):488-496. PMID: 41121729.

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  • Published on 2/5/2026

    Banack HR, Rosella LC, Shiau S, Howe CJ, Martinez-Amezcua P, Fox MP, Adar SD, Harville EW, Young HA, Bassiouni SS, McBurney SH, Swift SL, Miller WC, Strickland MJ, Marino FR, Ehrhardt S, Pinney SM, Olola OO, Prins C, Zagarins SE, Haw NJL, Pollack AZ, Park SK, Goldmann E, Henkle EM, Kapadia F, Odegaard AO, Nguyen UDT, Oldenburg CE, Lesko CR. Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 05; 195(2):307-318. PMID: 40202499.

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  • Published on 2/1/2026

    Jamieson L, Rosen S, Meyer-Rath G, Mokhele I, Musakwa N, Imai-Eaton JW, Reed DM, Apollo T, Uetela DM, Shodell D, Ehrenkranz P, Fox MP. Age, sex-and what else? Rethinking priorities to close gaps in the HIV care cascade. J Int AIDS Soc. 2026 Feb; 29(2):e70080. PMID: 41664349.

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