Benton Meldrum
he/him
BEN-tuhn MEL-druhm
Benton leverages his training in epidemiology to transform complex public health data into compelling, equity-centered narratives that guide impactful behavioral and public health interventions.
MPH, Epidemiology
BS (Public Health, Political Science)
About
Benton’s educational training and applied epidemiological career center data as a storytelling mechanism to guide effective public health and behavioral health interventions. Benton analyzes large, complex datasets to better understand and visualize public health problems, centering equity, creativity, and humanness in the solution.
Prior to joining Omni, Benton worked as an overdose prevention epidemiologist in Baltimore City, a researcher at the National Cancer Institute, and a behavioral health consulting intern at The Steadman Group.
In his spare time, Benton loves to sing in a community choir and try cooking new recipes.
- Meldrum, Benton G., Haas, Cameron B., et al., Racial disparities in cancer risk among MSM with HIV in the United States. AIDS. 2025 May 1. DOI:10.1097/QAD.0000000000004125.
- CSTE Annual Conference | 2025
Demographic Disparities in Overdose Deaths in Baltimore City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., 2018-2023 - Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections | 2024
Racial Disparities in Cancer Risk Among Men Who Have Sex with Men With HIV, 2000-2019 - Public Health in the Rockies | 2023
How HIV Affects Adequacy of Prenatal Care Among New Mothers in Colorado from 2007-2022
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