Associate Professor (Teaching) of Epidemiology

Rita Popat, PhD

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Steering Committee Member, Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy (2017 - Present)
  • Co-Director, Clinical Research Scholarly Concentration Program (2017 - Present)
  • Co-Director, Spectrum NIH TL1 Program (2013 - 2018)
  • Co-Director, MS program in Clinical Research & Epidemiology (2012 - Present)

Honors & Awards

  • Marjorie K. Ionta Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Physical Therapy, MGH - Inst of Health Professions (1990)
  • Teaching Award, Division of Epidemiology (HRP) (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Honorary Cap and Gown membership, Women’s honor society at Stanford (2009)
  • The Kaiser Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010)

Professional Education

  • PhD, Stanford University, Epidemiology (2003)
  • MS, U Mass (Amherst), Biostatistics (1998)
  • MS, MGH Inst of Health Professions, Physical Therapy (1991)