Dr. Russell Griffin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and obtained his Master of Public Health and a PhD in Public Health (Epidemiology) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2004, 2006, and 2011, respectively. Dr. Russell Griffin’s research interests mainly center on public health and health services, pediatric nephrology, and emergency medicine including trauma and burn injuries.