Thomas O’Grady

Thomas O'Grady, PhD, MPH, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University at Albany, School of Public Health. Dr. O'Grady received a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Public Health from the University at Albany School of Public Health. Dr. O'Grady’s primary work is as an AIDS Program Manager / 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, provides oversight to, and leads research, evaluation, and quality management projectors for CPDIRE and the AIDS Institute. Dr. O'Grady also leads and provides policy formulation related to CPDIRE's academic collaborations. Dr. O'Grady has worked on several research and evaluation projects in connection with the AIDS Institute's 2022-2024 research agenda and the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative in New York State Initiative as well as quality improvement initiatives with the Center for Quality Improvement & Innovation.

Research Interests

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

Recent Publications

• 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

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