Education:

• M.D., University of Rochester
• M.S., Harvard University

Courses Taught:
Fall - Infectious Disease Epi Course (Epi 605)
Guest lecturer for other courses.

Research intrests
A spectrum of epidemiologic activities on the investigation of communicable disease outbreaks, trends and control measures; specific research interests in AIDS, tuberculosis, foodborne diseases, hepatitis, Lyme disease, smoking and environmental health problems, emerging infections and bioterrorism/public health preparedness.

Selected Publications:

Morse DL, Landrigan PJ, Rosenblum BF, Hubert JS, Housworth J. El Paso revisited: epidemiologic follow up of an environmental lead problem. JAMA l979;242:739 74l.

Morse DL, Hansen RE, Swalbach WG, Redmond SR, Grabau JC. High rate of tuberculin conversions in Indochinese refugees. JAMA 1982;243:2983 2986.

Morse DL, Guzewich JJ, Hanrahan JP, Stricof R, Shayegani M, Deibel R, Grabau JG. Widespread outbreaks of clam and oyster associated gastroenteritis: Role of Norwalk virus. N Engl J Med 1986;3l4:678 68l.

Morse DL, Truman BI, Hanrahan JP, Mikl J, Broaddus RK, Maguire BH, Grabau JC, Kain Hyde S, Han Y, Lawrence CE. AIDS behind bars: Epidemiology of New York State prison inmate cases 1980 1988. NY State J Med 1990;90:133 138.

Morse DL. Tuberculosis I: The Forgotten Plague. Brit Med J 1993;306:343.

Morse DL, Birkhead GS, Guardino J, Kondracki SF, Guzewich JJ. Outbreak and sporadic
egg associated cases of Salmonella enteritidis: New York's experience. Am J Public Health 1994;84:859 860.

Morse DL. Directly observed therapy for Tuberculosis: Spend now or pay later (Editorial). BMJ 1996;312:719 720.

Morse DL, Birkhead GS, Guzewich JJ. Investigating Foodborne Disease. Foodborne Disease Handbook, 2nd Edition. Vol. 1 Bacterial Pathogens. Marcel Dekker Publishers,
Inc. 2001;Chapt 21:587-643.

Morse DL. West Nile virus-not a passing phenomenon. [Perspective]. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2173-4.

Lillquist PP, Thomas N, Belay ED, Schonberger LB, Morse DL. Barriers to autopsy: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in New York State. Neuroepidemiol 2006; 26:207-11.