Patrick Baron 
Assistant Professor | Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC, UNITED STATES
Patrick Baron's work focuses on social and environmental determinants of health and disparity.
Biography
Patrick Baron is a public health researcher, teacher, scholar and organizer. Dr. Baron earned an MSPH in Occupational and Environmental Health and a PhD in Environmental Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. His work focuses on social and environmental determinants of health and disparity, particularly those issues related to food systems and substance use disorder. His current work focuses on the regional health of southern Appalachian communities and of Western North Carolina.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Social Determinants of Health
Mixed-Methods Research and Study Design
Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology
Community Health Disparities
Accomplishments (7)
Davidson College Engaged Scholarship Award for Community-Based Learning
2019
Justice Equality and Community Mellon Grant Awardee
2019
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant Award Recipient
2018
Justice Equality and Community Mellon Grant Awardee
2018
Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute Small Research Grants Award
2015
Education, Research and Training Grant Award for Occupational Safety and Health
2012
Center for a Livable Future-Lerner Doctoral Fellowship Award (four-time recipient)
2011-2015
Education (3)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: M.S., Occupational and Environmental Health
Wesleyan University: B.A., English
Links (2)
Media Appearances (2)
AAUW WCU hosts Dr. Patrick Baron
Zoom online
2021-09-01
Dr. Patrick Baron's recent presentation on Current Epidemiological Trends in COVID-19.
If approved by the government, should NC schools mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for students?
Fay Observer online
2020-09-23
How easily a disease spreads and how severe its symptoms develop are key factors when deciding if a vaccine should be mandated, said Patrick Baron, program director of the school of health sciences at Western Carolina University. “If we’re following historical precedent, most likely when you have a safe and clinically proven vaccine out there, then the health community can and should call for it to be mandated with reasonable exceptions,” he said.
Articles (3)
Trends in Public and Global Health Education among Nationally Recognized Undergraduate Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2018
Home Environmental Contamination is Associated with Community-Associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Re-colonization in Treated Patients
Open Forum Infectious Diseases2017
Microbial Food Safety in the Maryland Direct-to-Consumer Poultry Supply Chain
BioRxiv2019
