PhD: Doctor of Philosophy, International Health and Development, Tulane University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New Orleans, LA
MSPH: Master of Science in Public Health, International Health and Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL
BA: Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Epidemiology; pediatric infectious disease research and surveillance; vaccine effectiveness, impact, and performance in real-world settings
Expanding research on vaccines; immune development; understanding the natural history of infectious diseases with birth cohorts and childhood infectious disease surveillance systems
The Humoral Immune Profiles of Infants Before and After Severe Primary RSV/A and RSV/B Infection. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026.
Symptoms Associated With Respiratory Pathogens in Young Children: 2019-2025. Pediatrics. 2026; 158(2).
Maternal influenza vaccination boosts durable breast milk antibody-mediated protection in infants. npj Vaccines. 2026.
The New Vaccine Surveillance Network: 25 years of active, population-based surveillance for pediatric infectious diseases in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026.
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Surveillance - United States, January 2020-December 2025. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2026; 75(26):329-336.
Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Norovirus Infections in Early Life; the PREVAIL Cohort, 2017-2020. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026; 82(6):e1365-e1374.
Expert Recommendations to Strengthen Chikungunya Outbreak Surveillance and Reporting for Traveler Health Protection. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2026; 115(1):121-129.
Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage and Potential Barriers Among US Children Born From 2007 to 2024. Pediatrics. 2026; 158(1).
Individual-level Factors Associated With Acute Hospitalization After Medically Attended Acute Gastroenteritis and Norovirus Gastroenteritis in the United States, 2022-2024. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2026; 13(7):ofag449.
Optimizing the sensitivity of detection of respiratory syncytial virus infections in longitudinal studies using the combination of weekly sample testing and biannual serology. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2026; 195(6):1605-1614.
Daniel C. Payne, PhD, MSPH8/3/2026