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Daniel C. Payne, PhD, MSPH


  • Member, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

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.

Interests

Epidemiology; pediatric infectious disease research and surveillance; vaccine effectiveness, impact, and performance in real-world settings

Services and Specialties

Interests

Expanding research on vaccines; immune development; understanding the natural history of infectious diseases with birth cohorts and childhood infectious disease surveillance systems

Research Areas

Publications

Burden of Disease and Spectrum of Illness From Enterovirus-D68 Infections in US Children 0-2 Years of Age From a Longitudinal Community-Based Cohort, 2017-2019. Teoh, Z; Midgley, CM; Conrey, S; Burrell, A; White, B; Mattison, CP; McMorrow, ML; Schlaudecker, EP; Vawter-Lee, M; Morrow, AL; Payne, DC; Staat, MA. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2025; 14:piaf057.

Epidemiology and genotypic diversity of rhinovirus in school-age children with acute respiratory illnesses seeking medical care. Banerjee, D; Schuster, JE; Midgley, CM; Lee, B; Moffatt, M; Lively, JY; Toepfer, AP; Weinberg, GA; Boom, JA; Sahni, LC; Sasidharan, A; Rha, B; Harrison, CJ; Selvarangan, R. Journal of Clinical Virology. 2025; 179:105806.

Prevalence of human adenovirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) from 2016 to 2019. Kinzler, AJ; Wikswo, ME; Balasubramani, GK; D'Agostino, HE A; Sax, T; Dauer, K; Weinberg, GA; Szilyagi, P; Sahni, LC; Boom, JA; Martin, JM; Hickey, R; Michaels, MG; Williams, JV. Journal of Clinical Virology. 2025; 179:105822.

The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the United States during 2008-2023: an analysis of active, laboratory, population-based, multistate surveillance data. Prasad, N; Kobayashi, M; Collins, JP; Rubis, AB; Derado, G; Delahoy, MJ; Payne, DC; McGee, L; Chochua, S; Marjuki, H; Schaffner, W; Cohen, AL; Schrag, SJ; Arvay, M. The Lancet Regional Health. Americas. 2025; 47:101120.

Acute Gastroenteritis Among Household Contacts of Children with Severe Norovirus Gastroenteritis, United States, 2011-2016. Moran, MC; Wikswo, ME; Selvarangan, R; Harrison, CJ; Sahni, LC; Boom, JA; Halasa, N; Stewart, LS; Payne, DC; Staat, MA; Vinjé, J; Parashar, UD; Tate, JE; Mirza, SA. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2025; 14:piaf049.

Interim Evaluation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization Rates Among Infants and Young Children After Introduction of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Products - United States, October 2024-February 2025. Patton, ME; Moline, HL; Whitaker, M; Tannis, A; Pham, H; Toepfer, AP; Taylor, CA; Goldstein, L; Reingold, A; Kirley, PD; Selvarangan, R; Szilagyi, PG; Havers, FP; Dawood, FS. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2025; 74:273-281.

Human Milk Lead Levels in a Cohort of Midwestern Infants: Preliminary Results From the MOM2CHild Study. Conrey, SC; Nommsen-Rivers, L; He, X; Slupsky, C; Galyon, A; Burrell, AR; Payne, DC; Staat, MA; Morrow, AL. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2025; 9:106775.

Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity Associated With Decreased Healthcare Utilization in Children Under Two Years of Age. Conrey, SC; Solanki, NR; Burrell, AR; Payne, DC; Staat, MA; Morrow, AL. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2025; 9:106773.

Dietary Influences on Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Carriage in the Gut Microbiome of 12-Month-Old Infants. Theophilus, R; Conrey, S; Haslam, D; Thorman, A; Staat, M; Payne, D; Morrow, A; Taft, D. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2025; 9:107178.

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody specificities differ dramatically between recently infected infants and immune-imprinted individuals. Dadonaite, B; Burrell, AR; Logue, J; Chu, HY; Payne, DC; Haslam, DB; Staat, MA; Bloom, JD. Journal of Virology. 2025; 99:e0010925.