Shannon Farley, DrPH, MPH

  • Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health (in ICAP) at CUMC

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Dr. Shannon Farley an epidemiologist with more than a decade of experience leading evaluations of policies and programs in New York City. She is the director of the Survey Unit at ICAP, where she oversees the strategic direction, leadership, and overall performance of a robust portfolio of general population surveys, biobehavioral surveys of key populations, and other specialized surveys focused on HIV, HIV-related conditions, and other health priorities that utilize optimized survey design and innovative methodologies. Dr. Farley joined ICAP in 2019 as the Strategic Information Director of the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Project. Prior to joining ICAP she was a leader in the field of tobacco control, helping to develop novel tobacco control and chronic disease prevention policies and programs and evaluating their impact at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. These findings have been utilized to support other tobacco control and chronic disease prevention efforts both nationally and internationally. Dr. Farley is also an assistant professor of Population and Family Health. She received her doctorate in epidemiology from the Graduate Center at CUNY and her MPH in reproductive and adolescent health from Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health (in ICAP) at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Survey Unit, Director, ICAP at Columbia University

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • DrPH, Epidemiology, Graduate Center at CUNY
  • MPH, Reproductive and adolescent health, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Research

Selected Publications

1. Lethoko, Molibeli, Christiana Chang, Teshawna Badu, Shannon M. Farley, Qixuan Chen, and Abigail R. Greenleaf. 2024. “Participation in a 2-Year Weekly Phone Surveillance System: Results from Lesotho.” Survey Practice 17 (April). https://doi.org/10.29115/SP-2024-0004.

2. Kimberly Geoffrey, Carrie Rodman, Sasinya Scott, Meghan Shineman, Shannon M Farley, David Hoos, Wafaa M El-Sadr & Abigail R Greenleaf (03 Apr 2024): Less Depression Associated with Social Support Among Older Urban Adults, Activities, Adaptation & Aging, DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2024.2336742

3. Francis SD, Mwima G, Lethoko M, Chang C, FarleySM, Asiimwe F, Chen Q, West C, Greenleaf AR. Comparison of influenza-like illness (ILI) incidence data from the novel LeCellPHIA participatory surveillance system with COVID-19 case count data, Lesotho, July 2020-July 2021. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2023;23:688. Doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08664-4

4. Sisti JA, Prasad D, Niederman S, Mezzacca TA, Anekwe AV, Clapp J, Farley SM. Sodium content of menu items in New York City chain restaurants following enforcement of the sodium warning icon rule, 2015-2017. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(5):e0274648. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274648

5. Prasad D, Jasek JP, Anekwe AV, Dominianni C, Mezzacca TA, Sisti JS, Farley SM, Kessler K. Changes in consumer purchasing patterns at New York City chain restaurants following adoption of the sodium warning icon rule, 2015-2017. PLos ONE. 2023;18(4):e0274044. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274044

6. Farley SM, Wang C, Bray RM, Low AJ, Delgado S, Hoos D, Kakishozi AN, Harris TG, Nyirenda R, Wadonda N, Li M, Amuri M, Juma J, Kancheya N, Pietersen I, Mutenda N, Natanel S, Aoko A, Ngugi EW, Asiimwe F, Lecher S, Ward J, Chikwanda P, Mugurungi O, Moyo B, Nkurunziza P, Aibo D, Kabala A, Biraro S, Ndagije F, Musuka G, Ndongmo C, Shang J, Dokubo EK, Dimite LE, McCullough-Sanden R, Bissek AC, Getaneh Y, Eshetu F, Nkumbula T, Tenthani L, Kayigamba FR, Kirungi W, Musinguzi J, Balachandra S, Kayirangwa E, Ayite A, West CA, Bodika S, Sleeman K, Patel HK, Brown K, Voetsch AC, El-Sadr WM, Justman JJ. Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022;25(Suppl 4):e26005. Doi: 10.1002/jia2.26005

7. Farley SM, Jasek J, Debchoudhury I, Van Beck K, Talati A, Perlman SE, Thorpe LE. Housing type and secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among non-smoking New York City adults, 2004 and 2013-14. Prev Med Reports. 2022;27:101805. Doi: 10.1015/j.pmedr.2022.101805

8. Greenleaf AR, Millington M, Chan K, Reyes M, Farley SM, Low A, Hood D, El-Sadr WM. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on older New York City residents living at home. J Comm Health. 2022; January.

9. Debchoudhury I, Farley SM, Roods K, Talati A, Jasek J. E-cigarette use among middle and high school students in New York City before and after passage of Tobacco 21. Tob Use Insights. 2022; 15:1179173X211065997. Doi: 10.1177/1179173X211065997

10. Greenleaf AR, Mwima G, Lethoko M, Conkling M, Keefer G, Chang C, McLeod N, Maruyama H, Chen Q, Farley SM, Low A. Participatory surveillance of COVID-19 in Lesotho via weekly calls: protocol for cell phone data collection. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021;10(9):e31236. Doi:10.2196/31236