Background
Tielsch, James Mack was born on November 14, 1951 in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl John and Ruby Modell (Bivins) Tielsch.
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James Mack Tielsch
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Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology, U. Washington, 1973; M.H.Sc. in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1982.
Career
Tuberculosis control officer, United States Peace Corps, Korea, 1973-1975;
veneral disease investigator, Board of Health, City of Chicago, 1976;
health educator Office of Cancer Communications, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1976-1977;
project analyst/epidemiologist Epidemiologic Studies Branch, Bureau Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 1978-1979;
research assistant department epidemiology, School Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1978-1982;
instructor Dana Center Preventive Ophthalmology, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1982-1983;
assistant professor, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1983-1990;
associate professor, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1991-1994;
associate professor division disease control department international health, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1994-1996;
professor, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1993;
joint appointment department epidemiology, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1994. Advisory panel American Academy Ophthalmology Glaucoma 2001 Project, since 1992, consultant cataract outcomes task force, since 1994. Advisory panel National Institutes of Health Division of Research.Grants, Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Section, 1987-1988, 92, visual science study section B, 1992.
Ad hoc reviewer unites states department Energy, 1994, Wellcome Trust, 1993, 94. Member applied research working group National Eye Institute Health Education Program, 1990. Co-chairman adult program professional advising committee Maryland.
Society for Prevention of Blindness, since 1991. Member of advisory board for glaucoma alert in black community program Prevent Blindness American (formerly National Society to Prevent Blindness), 1985-1986, member glaucoma advising committee,1986-, member science advising committee, since 1991, member strategic planning committee, since 1993, member, chair community programs committee, since 1994, member, chair vision screening training and certified coordinator committee, since 1994, board directors, since 1991, vice chairman board directors, since 1993. Member task force for evaluatiovitamin A interventionprograms International Vitamin A Consulting Group, 1984.
Ad hoc reviewerbd. on science and technical for international development National Research Council, 1988. Consultant International Eye Foundation, 1985, Pan American Health Organisation, 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member Los Angeles Inter-Agency Council on Smoking and Health, 1976. Board directors Joint Health Venture, 1977. Fellow American College Epidemiology.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Epidemiological Society, American Public Health Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research, National Council for International Health, International Vitamin A Consultative Group, Association for Research inVision and Ophthalmology (member program planning committee, clinical research and epidemiology section 1988-1991, chair 1990-1991).
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Married Ellen J. MacKenzie, June6, 1981. 1 child, Matthew John.
