Meet the group

Matthew Freeman PhD, MPH

Education

  • BA, 2000, Wesleyan University

  • MPH, 2005, Emory University

  • PhD, 2011, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Areas of Interest

  • Health Equity

  • Infectious Diseases

  • Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

  • Environmental Health

  • Implementation Science

Courses Taught

  • GH 512D: Monitoring & Evaluation of Global Public Health Programs

  • DrPH721D: Evaluation and Implementation Sciences for Public Health

  • EH 547D: Design, Delivery, and Assessment of WASH in Schools

  • EH501D: Introduction to Environmental Health

Please visit my faculty page here.

Email me at: matthew.freeman@emory.edu

Matthew Freeman is the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Environmental Health in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Holds joint appointments in Epidemiology and Global Health. He directs the RSPH Graduate Program in Global Environmental Health

The work of the Freeman Research Group is focused on assessing the role of the lived environment on health of marginalized populations in low-income settings. We are interested in designing theory-informed interventions of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and clean cooking technologies and behaviors, and quantifying impacts through rigorous experimental and quasi-experimental methodologies; understanding drivers of behavior change and program sustainability; and utilizing implementation science frameworks to assess fidelity and context. Specifically, we are interested in the complementary role WASH can play in mitigating the burden of neglected tropical diseases and the intersection of WASH and nutrition. Our work asks policy relevant health and development questions in close collaboration with myriad state and non-governmental stakeholders.

Dr. Freeman has published over 220 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters. He serves on several global advisory bodies and contracts and has advised the WHO on issues related to handwashing and hygiene, trachoma control, and STH control and WASH.

In 2000, Matt received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Wesleyan University and subsequently received his Master of Public Health (MPH) in Global Environmental Health in 2003 from Emory University. He received his PhD at the University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2011.