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Carolyn Drews-Botsch, professor in the Department of Global and Community Health at the College of Public Health at George Mason University, has been honored by the Society for Epidemiologic Research with the Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award. This award acknowledges Drews-Botsch's profound impact on the field has shifted the way scholars and scientists practice epidemiology.
Drews-Botsch specializes in pediatric epidemiology, and the factors, particularly in the perinatal period, that contribute to the causation of certain diseases. She is an expert on occlusion therapy (eye patching) in children with unilateral congenital cataract and amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye,” in children.
“I am humbled to think that both my research and my mentorship of junior scholars has had a lasting impact on the field and on people’s health. Past winners include people who have made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology over the years, and I am honored to join their ranks,” said Drews-Botsch
Over her time as an academic, Drews-Botsch has received the National Research Service Award in Cancer Epidemiology from the National Institutes of Health, has been elected to the American Academic of Epidemiology, and, most recently, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and research amblyopia in Ireland. She has published over 175 peer-reviewed studies on topics related to pediatric disease causation.
The Society for Epidemiologic Research was established in 1968 to foster epidemiologic research. It is the oldest and largest general epidemiology society in North America.