Amit Verma

Amit Verma graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Mathematical Decision Sciences and Operations Research. He also completed a Masters in Public Health from UNCG in 2006 and is currently a fourth year doctoral student in Public Health at UNCG. While enrolled as a student, he has worked with UNC School of Medicine doing hepatitis C research and has worked as a graduate research assistant in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine conducting research on occupational skin diseases among migrant farm workers. Currently he is an assistant evaluator with the Center and is experienced in research design and development, research methodologies, statistical analysis, and grant writing

There are 2 included publications by Amit Verma :

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Diagnosed Skin Diseases Among Migrant Farmworkers in North Carolina: Prevalence and Risk Factors 2007 1665 Skin diseases are common among farmworkers, yet little research documents their prevalence and risk factors. This analysis documents the prevalence of skin diseases among farmworkers in North Carolina, examines variation in the prevalence across the ...
Visual impairment and eye health and safety among Latino farmworkers 2010 2517 Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States. Everyone who works in agriculture is exposed to environmental risk factors that can result in occupational eye injury and illness. These risks are particularly high for migrant...