Deven Hamilton
Senior Research Scientist at University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolDeven Hamilton is a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington with over a decade of applied research experience in public health, specializing in infectious disease modeling and social-network analysis. He leads CDC-funded modeling projects that combine agent-based simulations, exponential-family random graph models, and cost-effectiveness analysis to inform HIV, STI, and related policy decisions. His work blends advanced statistical methods (GLMs, survival and hierarchical models, SEM) with practical study design, survey development, and large-scale data management, producing numerous peer-reviewed publications and decision-support tools. Deven has a track record of field-informed research in Zimbabwe and Kenya—translating behavioral studies into intervention design around male circumcision and novel device acceptability—illustrating his ability to bridge quantitative modeling and on-the-ground public health practice. Holding a PhD in Sociology and an MPH in Epidemiology, he uniquely combines sociological insight with epidemiologic rigor to probe causal mechanisms behind racial disparities in STIs. Colleagues rely on him for grant development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and turning complex simulations into actionable public-health guidance.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Sociology, PhD, Sociology at University of WashingtonMPH, Epidemiology, MPH, Epidemiology at Emory University
Github Skills (22)
transmission10
dynamics10
infectious-diseases9
network-graph8
exponential8
simulate8
statnet7
agent-based-modeling7
systems-biology7
mathematical6
modeling5
beast5
sbml3
panic3
simulation3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
EpiModel/EpiModelHIV
Nov 2015 - Sep 2022
Network Models of HIV Transmission Dynamics among MSM and Heterosexuals
Contributions:501 commits, 128 pushes, 7 branches in 6 years 11 months
transmissionnetwork-modelsdynamicshivmsm
dth2/EpiModelHIV_SHAMP
Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:33 pushes, 15 branches in 11 months
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