Rafael Meza, PhD

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia, Canada-BCCDC, 2011
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Modeling & Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 2008
• PhD, Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, 2006
• BSc, Applied Mathematics, ITAM, Mexico, 2000

Research interests lie at the interface of epidemiology, biostatistics and biomathematics. Dr. Meza is an expert in lung cancer epidemiology and prevention and tobacco epidemiology and control. The goal of his research program is to characterize the impact of disease prevention and control interventions, informing stakeholders and policy makers as to the most effective and efficient ways to improve population health.

Meza R, Cao P, Jeon J, Fleischer NL, Holford TR, Levy DT & Tam J. Patterns of Birth Cohort-Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the US. Am J Prev Med, 64, S11-S21, 2023

Meza, Rafael, Jeon, Jihyoun, Toumazis, Iakovos, Ten Haaf, Kevin, Cao, Pianpian, Bastani, Mehrad, Han, Summer S, Blom, Erik F, Jonas, Daniel E, Feuer, Eric J, Plevritis, Sylvia K, de Koning, Harry J, Kong, Chung Yin Evaluation of the Benefits and Harms of Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA, 2021

Meza, Rafael, Cao, Pianpian, Jeon, Jihyoun, Taylor, Kathryn L, Mandelblatt, Jeanne S, Feuer, Eric J, Lowy, Douglas R. Impact of Joint Lung Cancer Screening and Cessation Interventions Under the New Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2022

Tam, Jamie, Jeon, Jihyoun, Thrasher, James F, Hammond, David, Holford, Theodore R, Levy, David T, Meza, Rafael Estimated Prevalence of Smoking and Smoking-Attributable Mortality Associated With Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in the US From 2022 to 2100. JAMA health forum, 2021

Levy, David T, Meza, Rafael, Yuan, Zhe, Li, Yameng, Cadham, Christopher, Sanchez-Romero, Luz Maria, Travis, Nargiz, Knoll, Marie, Liber, Alex C, Mistry, Ritesh, Hirschtick, Jana L, Fleischer, Nancy L, Skolnick, Sarah, Brouwer, Andrew F, Douglas, Cliff, Jeon, Jihyoun, Cook, Steven, Warner, Kenneth E Public health impact of a US ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars: a simulation study. Tobacco control, 2021

Toumazis, Iakovos, de Nijs, Koen, Cao, Pianpian, Bastani, Mehrad, Munshi, Vidit, Ten Haaf, Kevin, Jeon, Jihyoun, Gazelle, G Scott, Feuer, Eric J, de Koning, Harry J, Meza, Rafael, Kong, Chung Yin, Han, Summer S, Plevritis, Sylvia K. Cost-effectiveness Evaluation of the 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Lung Cancer Screening. JAMA oncology, 2021

Brouwer, Andrew F, Jeon, Jihyoun, Hirschtick, Jana L, Jimenez-Mendoza, Evelyn, Mistry, Ritesh, Bondarenko, Irina V, Land, Stephanie R, Holford, Theodore R, Levy, David T, Taylor, Jeremy M G, Fleischer, Nancy L, Meza, Rafael Transitions between cigarette, ENDS and dual use in adults in the PATH study (waves 1-4): multistate transition modelling accounting for complex survey design. Tobacco control, 2020

Email: rmeza@umich.edu