Thomas O’Grady

Thomas O'Grady, PhD, MPH, is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University at Albany, College of Integrated Health Sciences. Dr. O'Grady earned both his Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Public Health degrees from the University at Albany, College of Integrated Health Sciences. His primary role is as an AIDS Program Manager and Section Director in the Center for Program Development, Implementation, Research, and Evaluation (CPDIRE) within the AIDS Institute at the New York State Department of Health. 

Dr. O'Grady currently manages, oversees, and leads research, evaluation, and quality management projects for CPDIRE and the AIDS Institute. He also provides policy development related to CPDIRE's academic collaborations. Dr. O'Grady has contributed to several research and evaluation projects associated with the AIDS Institute's research agenda and the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative in New York State, as well as quality improvement initiatives with the Office of Quality Improvement. 

Before assuming his current role, Dr. O'Grady served as New York State's Case Surveillance Coordinator. In that capacity, he was responsible for managing New York State's HIV case surveillance registry and oversaw a team of approximately 40 public health professionals. Dr. O'Grady ensured all deliverables related to the CDC's National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) grant requirements were fulfilled.

Research Interests

• Epidemiological and biostatistical methods
• Infectious disease epidemiology
• HIV/AIDS
• Program development and evaluation
• Public health education

Recent Publications

• Late Identification of Perinatal Transmission of HIV in an Infant at High Risk 
• Epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis and Repeat Positivity Following Detection in New York State
• Prevalence of Repeat Prenatal HIV Screening in New York State 
• A narrative review of norovirus epidemiology, biology, and challenges to vaccine development
• Association of hormonal and reproductive factors with differentiated thyroid cancer risk in women: a pooled prospective cohort analysis
• Revealing the divide: Contrasting COVID-19 outcomes in Green Houses and traditional nursing homes in the United States
• Unveiling the Influencers: An Exploration of Factors Determining Advance Directive Completion Among Community-Dwelling Adults
• Molecular HIV Clustering Among Individuals with Mpox and HIV Co-morbidity in New York State, Excluding New York City
• The Characteristics and HIV-Related Outcomes of People Living with Co-occurring HIV and Mental Health Conditions in the United States: A Systematic Review of Literature from 2016 to 2021
• Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Testing Among AIDS Institute Funded Providers in New York State – A Time Series Analysis
• Evaluation of Trends in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Prescriptions During the First 6 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State
• Assessing the Impact of a PrEP Aware Week Campaign on PrEP Prescription Fills in NYS

Courses Taught

• EPI610 - AIDS Epidemiology
• EPI612 - Quantitative Methods for Epidemiology
• EPI701 - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Epidemiology