Jared Rutledge is Biology Instructor at Clovis Community College, Fresno, California, United States. He is an epidemiologist for the Fresno County Public Health Department. He has his Ph.D. in Public Health with an emphasis in Epidemiology. While Jared Rutledge was trained in multiple sub-disciplines in epidemiology he favors communicable diseases. His current research has focused on Hepatitis C in incarcerated populations and HIV/ AIDS in Fresno County. Jared is currently engaging in population-based research with Gilead Pharmaceuticals as well as various academic and private institutions. Jared specializes in the analysis of secondary data and the building of predictive epidemiological models.