Dr. Jeffrey S. Markowitz Dr.P.H

I've loved the game of (American) football since growing up in Brooklyn during the 1950s. Between then and now, I've become dedicated to researching health and social issues among National Football League (NFL) players--- and believe me when I say that there's no shortage of things to study. My data skills were developed at the Columbia University School of Public Health where I earned a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in 1988. Since then, I've taught and worked as a biostatistician and an epidemiologist. When I officially retired in 2010, I began collecting data on injuries in the NFL. My first book, Pigskin Crossroads, was published in 2013 and provides a comprehensive epidemiology of concussions in the NFL between 2010 and 2012. Lost Seasons, my second and most recent book, delves into arrests, suspensions, career issues and even mortality among NFL players. The focus is how often these these things occur, trends over time, and risk factors. For example, there's one chapter that looks at incidence rates of arrests for domestic violence over a 15-year study period, 2000-2014. Another chapter follows all 7,700+ individuals who played in the NFL anytime between 1960 and 1986 in order to determine whether or not they are still alive. I'm hoping to write a third book next year that compares death rates and life expectancy between NFL and NBA players.

I've been married for 32 years and my wife is also a PhD from Columbia's School of Public Health. I have two daughters. My older daughter co-authored Pigskin Crossroads and is currently doing graduate work in London. My older daughter just earned a Master's of Public Health, also from Columbia. My hobbies include playing guitar, tennis and chess.