About
Dr. Rennert is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Public Health Sciences Department at Clemson University and Founding Director for the Center for Public Health Modeling and Response. He received his PhD degree in Biostatistics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Pearlman School of Medicine. Dr. Rennert is an NIH and NSF-funded researcher, where he works closely with collaborators from Prisma Health and Clemson University. His work focuses on development and application of models to guide health-related decision making. His work has led to over 60 peer-reviewed publications in top scientific and medical journals, including lead author publication in the Lancet and Nature journal families. Dr. Rennert’s NIH R01 focuses on development of an epidemiological modeling framework to identify communities at high-risk for opioid-use disorder, HCV, HIV, and respiratory infectious diseases, including Covid-19. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a toolkit to help inform decision making for resource allocation to medically underserved and at-risk communities.
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How their research is transforming health care
Dr. Rennert’s work focuses on the development and application of statistical and mathematical models to guide health-related decision making in the health sciences. Currently, Dr. Rennert and his team are developing an epidemiological modeling framework to identify communities at high-risk for opioid-use disorder, hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and respiratory infectious diseases, including Covid-19. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a toolkit to help inform decision making for resource allocation to medically underserved and at-risk communities. As Clemson University’s Lead Public Health Strategist for Covid-19, Dr. Rennert and his team have developed models that helped guide university policy throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. He also works closely with Prisma Health’s Opioid Stewardship Program to evaluate opioid-related policies on patient well-being. Dr. Rennert has formed partnerships with several organizations statewide, including Prisma Health, Clemson Rural Health, The University of South Carolina’s Center for Rural and Primary Health Care, the Medical University of South Carolina, and South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Health research keywords
Faculty Scholar, Infectious disease epidemiology, Biostatistics, Substance use/addiction, Mindfulness, Policy
