Myles G. Cockburn

Myles Cockburn is Professor in Population and Public Health Sciences, Dermatology and Spatial Sciences, focusing on cancer etiology and prevention. A native of New Zealand, he came to the University of Southern California to study melanoma risk factors and to design methods for improved primary prevention and screening.

His current research focuses on improving SunSmart attitudes and behaviors in school children throughout Los Angeles, developing skin self examination methods for effective skin cancer screening, and working with clinical dermatologists and oncologists to better understand the complex role of UV...

Ph.D., Epidemiology, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand
PGDip, Geography, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand
B.A., Geography/Math, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand