Population-Adjusted Epidemiology Outcomes Network
A shared analytic backbone for comparing disease burden, risk, structural context, and access across U.S. counties and border regions.
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Independent research · Applied analytics
Independent public-health research and applied analytics.
Acropolis develops reusable public-health research and helps agencies, research teams, care organizations, and mission-driven partners turn population, survey, and program data into defensible evidence.
- Epidemiology-led
- Reproducible by design
- Clear about uncertainty
Current work
Research designed to grow over time.
Current work pairs a reusable population-health platform with a public-facing caregiver study. Both projects are in development; no survey is currently recruiting.
ADRD caregiver experience & burden
A repeatable public survey and reporting approach for understanding caregiver responsibilities, health, support, and unmet needs over time.
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How Acropolis works
One rigorous approach, two ways to work.
The same epidemiology-led, reproducible approach supports independent research and carefully scoped partner work.
Build the evidence base
Harmonize surveillance, survey, census, vital-statistics, and program data across definitions, places, and years.
Analyze burden & uncertainty
Develop estimates, trends, risk summaries, and scenarios while keeping bias, survey design, and uncertainty visible.
Translate evidence into use
Create maps, figures, briefs, reports, and reusable workflows for scientific and operational audiences.
Research collaboration
Develop shared methods, co-designed studies, reproducible data systems, manuscripts, and grant-ready analytic plans.
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Scope a one-time analysis, recurring reporting workflow, survey project, or longer-term modeling partnership.
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Colin Ferrel, MPH · Founder
About the institute
Independent by design, collaborative in practice.
Acropolis Analytics Research Institute, LLC is a founder-led independent research and consulting organization. Founded by Colin Ferrel, MPH, it connects epidemiology, translational science, and decision-focused analytics.
Current work spans population health, caregiver research, infectious and chronic disease, and the reusable systems needed to carry evidence into practice.
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