Dr. Michael D. Wirth is an Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing and ASPH, University of South Carolina. Dr. Michael D. Wirth has been working in the field of epidemiology for over 10 years. He was also on the development team for the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) invented at the University of South Carolina. Within 8 years, he has had over 700 publications using the DII. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from Wingate University in 2007. He obtained his MSPH, PhD, and FACE from Arnold School of Public Health, USC, in 2012. He is a Fellow of ACE. Dr. Michael Wirth is interested in the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the human body and various health outcomes. His primary focus is on circadian biology. He also pursues research about dietary sources of inflammation, physical activity, and stress on health.