
Elaine O. Nsoesie, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Dr. Nsoesie applies data science methodologies to global health problems, using digital data and technology to improve health, particularly in the realm of surveillance of chronic and infectious diseases. She has also been appointed as a BU Data Science Faculty Fellow, as part of the BU Data Science Initiative at the Hariri Institute for Computing. The Data Science Faculty Fellows program assembles a cluster of uniquely talented faculty whose expertise transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries to enable fundamental advances in data science.
Dr. Nsoesie completed her PhD in Computational Epidemiology from the Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program at Virginia Tech, and her PhD dissertation, Sensitivity Analysis and Forecasting in Network Epidemiology Models, at the Network Dynamics and Simulations Science Lab at Virginia Tech BioComplexity Institute. After postdoctoral associate positions at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Nsoesie joined the faculty of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.
Other Positions
- Founding Assistant Professor, Computing & Data Sciences Administration - Boston University
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research - Boston University
Education
- Virginia Tech, PhD Field of Study: Genetics
- Virginia Tech, MS Field of Study: Statistics
- University of Maryland, BS Field of Study: Mathematics
Publications
- Published on 3/1/2022
Holtzman GS, A Khoshkhoo N, Nsoesie EO. The Racial Data Gap: Lack of Racial Data as a Barrier to Overcoming Structural Racism. Am J Bioeth. 2022 03; 22(3):39-42. PMID: 35258425.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/14/2022
Ghassemi M, Nsoesie EO. In medicine, how do we machine learn anything real? Patterns (N Y). 2022 Jan 14; 3(1):100392. PMID: 35079713.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 11/3/2021
Maharana A, Amutorine M, Sengeh MD, Nsoesie EO. COVID-19 and beyond: Use of digital technology for pandemic response in Africa. Sci Afr. 2021 Nov; 14:e01041. PMID: 34746524.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 10/2/2021
Fatal police violence by race and state in the USA, 1980-2019: a network meta-regression. Lancet. 2021 10 02; 398(10307):1239-1255. PMID: 34600625.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 9/7/2021
Sadilek A, Liu L, Nguyen D, Kamruzzaman M, Serghiou S, Rader B, Ingerman A, Mellem S, Kairouz P, Nsoesie EO, MacFarlane J, Vullikanti A, Marathe M, Eastham P, Brownstein JS, Arcas BAY, Howell MD, Hernandez J. Privacy-first health research with federated learning. NPJ Digit Med. 2021 Sep 07; 4(1):132. PMID: 34493770.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 4/29/2021
Oladeji O, Zhang C, Moradi T, Tarapore D, Stokes AC, Marivate V, Sengeh MD, Nsoesie EO. Monitoring Information-Seeking Patterns and Obesity Prevalence in Africa With Internet Search Data: Observational Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 04 29; 7(4):e24348. PMID: 33913815.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 3/24/2021
Nsoesie EO, Oladeji O, Abah ASA, Ndeffo-Mbah ML. Forecasting influenza-like illness trends in Cameroon using Google Search Data. Sci Rep. 2021 03 24; 11(1):6713. PMID: 33762599.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 12/15/2020
Nsoesie EO, Cesare N, Müller M, Ozonoff A. COVID-19 Misinformation Spread in Eight Countries: Exponential Growth Modeling Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 12 15; 22(12):e24425. PMID: 33264102.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 11/3/2020
Jay J, Bor J, Nsoesie EO, Lipson SK, Jones DK, Galea S, Raifman J. Neighbourhood income and physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Nat Hum Behav. 2020 12; 4(12):1294-1302. PMID: 33144713.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 9/24/2020
Zhao N, Charland K, Carabali M, Nsoesie EO, Maheu-Giroux M, Rees E, Yuan M, Garcia Balaguera C, Jaramillo Ramirez G, Zinszer K. Machine learning and dengue forecasting: Comparing random forests and artificial neural networks for predicting dengue burden at national and sub-national scales in Colombia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 09; 14(9):e0008056. PMID: 32970674.
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News & In the Media
- Published on February 23, 2022
- Published on December 2, 2021
- Published on August 12, 2021
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Published on August 9, 2021
Does the US Have to Wear Masks Again for the Delta Variant of COVID?
- Published on April 14, 2021
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Published on January 22, 2021
Rumours about 5G Causing COVID-19 Spreading Faster Than the Virus Itself
- Published on January 21, 2021
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Published on January 13, 2021
5G Doesn’t Cause COVID-19, But the Rumor It Does Spread Like a Virus
- Published on January 11, 2021
- Published on December 7, 2020
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Published on December 7, 2020
The Virus Is Devastating the U.S., and Leaving an Uneven Toll
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Published on November 12, 2020
Physical Distancing Policies Not Enough to Protect Lower-Income People
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Published on September 10, 2020
In Brazil, Homicides Are Decreasing in Big Cities, Increasing in Smaller Towns: Study.
- Published on September 9, 2020
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Published on September 7, 2020
In Brazil, Homicides Are Decreasing in Big Cities, Increasing in Smaller Towns
- Published on August 24, 2020
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Published on June 12, 2020
Is the US Heading for a Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections?
- Published on June 11, 2020
- Published on June 11, 2020
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Published on June 11, 2020
Coronavirus May Have Spread in China as Far Back as August: Study
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Published on June 9, 2020
Satellite Data Suggests Coronavirus May Have Hit China Earlier: Researchers
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Published on June 9, 2020
Satellite Data Suggests Coronavirus May Have Hit China Earlier: Researchers
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Published on June 9, 2020
Macy’s Jumps on Reopening; AstraZeneca Signs Deals: Virus Update
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Published on June 9, 2020
Coronavirus May Have Been Spreading since August 2019, Harvard Study Finds
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Published on June 4, 2020
Protesting Racism versus Risking COVID-19: ‘I Wouldn’t Weigh These Crises Separately’
- Published on June 4, 2020
- Published on June 3, 2020
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Published on June 3, 2020
Protests against Police Brutality Threaten Coronavirus Response
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Published on June 3, 2020
Protesting Racism versus Risking COVID-19: ‘I Wouldn’t Weigh These Crises Separately’
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Published on June 2, 2020
Anti-Racism Protests versus COVID-19 Risk: ‘I Wouldn’t Weigh These Crises Separately’
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Published on June 2, 2020
Anti-Racism Protests versus COVID-19 Risk: ‘I Wouldn’t Weigh These Crises Separately’
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Published on June 2, 2020
Protesting Racism versus Risking COVID-19: ‘I Wouldn’t Weigh These Crises Separately’
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Published on May 12, 2020
Fox News Host Claims Social Distancing Not Necessary amid Coronavirus Outbreak
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Published on May 8, 2020
Fact-Check: Is There a Scientific Basis for Coronavirus Social Distancing?
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Published on May 7, 2020
Laura Ingraham Wrong About ‘No Real Scientific Basis’ for Social Distancing
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Published on May 4, 2020
African AI Platform to Host Webinar on How Machine Learning Can Be Used to Fight COVID-19
- Published on April 21, 2020
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Published on April 10, 2020
New COVID-19 Projections Suggest a Brighter Outlook for Kansas and Missouri but Experts Urge Caution
- Published on April 8, 2020
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- Published on April 8, 2020
- Published on April 7, 2020
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Published on April 7, 2020
Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States
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Published on April 6, 2020
Social Distancing Works, but Resistance Prompts Worries of Growing Crisis
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Published on April 6, 2020
Shoppers Put Everyone at Risk When They Converge on Kansas City’s Big Box Stores
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Published on January 9, 2020
New Study Characterizes How Twitter Users Discuss Miscarriage, Preterm Birth
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Published on January 8, 2020
Celebrity Miscarriage Disclosures Increase Discussion on Twitter
- Published on January 6, 2020
- Published on November 12, 2019
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Published on November 12, 2019
Microsoft Returns as Sponsor for Data Science Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp 2019
- Published on October 3, 2019
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Published on August 23, 2019
*This* Is the Favored Exercise Method of US Twitter Users, Study Finds
- Published on August 21, 2019
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Published on August 9, 2019
Researchers Train AI to Spot Potentially Unsafe Food Products on Amazon
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Published on August 9, 2019
Is Your Food OK? BERT, an AI Computer, Might Be the Key to Safe Supply, Quicker Recalls
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Published on August 9, 2019
Artificial Intelligence Predicts Food Recalls Using Online Reviews
- Published on August 7, 2019
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Published on August 7, 2019
Researchers Say This AI Can Spot Unsafe Food on Amazon Faster Than the FDA
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Published on August 7, 2019
BU Researchers Use Amazon Reviews and AI to Predict Product Recalls
- Published on August 7, 2019
- Published on August 6, 2019
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Published on August 6, 2019
Researchers Use Amazon Reviews and AI to Predict Product Recalls
- Published on August 5, 2019
- Published on July 30, 2019
- Published on July 25, 2019
- Published on July 23, 2019
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Published on July 23, 2019
Researchers Use Social Media and AI to Gain Insight into People’s Exercise Habits
- Published on July 23, 2019
- Published on July 23, 2019
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Published on July 22, 2019
Twitter and AI Reveal Regional and Gender Differences in Gym Habits
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Published on July 22, 2019
Researchers Use Twitter and Artificial Intelligence to See Who Is Exercising
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Published on July 22, 2019
Researchers Use Twitter and Artificial Intelligence to See Who’s Exercising
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Published on July 22, 2019
Social Media Chatter Reveals County-Level Male v. Female Exercise Patterns
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Published on July 22, 2019
Twitter, Artificial Intelligence Track People’s Physical Activities
- Published on July 19, 2019
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- Published on June 3, 2019