EIS Class of 2022
Meet the EIS officers in the class of 2022 and learn where they are assigned for their 2-year fellowship. Note: the assignments listed do not reflect outbreak or other emergency response efforts.
Carly Adams, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Jemma Alarcón, MD, MPH
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Musheng Alishahi, PhD, MSc
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Lilanthi Balasuriya, MD, MMS, MHS
Center for Preparedness and Response
Division of State and Local Readiness
Parsa Bastani, PhD, MPH, MA
Center for Global Health
Division of Global Health Protection
Andrew Beron, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Isha Berry, PhD, MSc
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Ghenet Besera, PhD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Violence Prevention
Dawn Blackburn, BVMS, MSc
Center for Global Health
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Anna Bratcher, PhD, MSPH
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services
Office of the Director
Kathryn Burr, DVM, MPH
Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Public Health Department
Katrina Byrd, MD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
Kimberly Calloway, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Ann Carpenter, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Shama Cash-Goldwasser, MD, MPH
Minnesota Department of Health
Kelly Chapman, PhD, MA, MPH
Center for Global Health
Division of Global HIV and TB
Preetam Cholli, MD
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of HIV Prevention
Asha Choudhury, MD, MPH, MS
California Department of Public Health
Mechelle Claridy, PhD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Reproductive Health
Sarah Connolly, PhD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Overdose Prevention
Carolyn Crisp, PhD, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
Alpha Oumar Diallo, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Viral Diseases
Melissa Dulcey, DVM, PhD
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Precious Esie, PhD, MPH
Washington Public Health — Seattle & King County
Emily Faherty, PhD, MA
Chicago Department of Public Health
Amara Fazal, MD
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Eleanor Field, PhD, MS
Virginia Department of Health
Amy Fothergill, PhD, MPH
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders
Beatrice (Besh) Gichuhi, DNP, MN, BSN
Center for Global Health
Division of Global HIV and TB
Marissa Grossman, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Sarah Hamid, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Viral Diseases
Arran Hamlet, PhD, MSc
Washington State Department of Health
Allison Hanley, PhD, MHS
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Division of Human Development and Disability
Ian Hennessee, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Cam-Van Huynh, DDS, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Gabriel Innes, VMD, PhD
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Oshea Johnson, PhD, MA
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Forrest Jones, PhD, MHS, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Rebecca Kahn, PhD, MS
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Gurpreet Kaur, MD, MPH
Center for Global Health
Global Immunization Division
Marie Kava, PhD, MA
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Barbara Keino, PhD, MSc
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of HIV Prevention
Noah Kojima, MD
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Influenza Division
Katie Labgold, PhD, MPH
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health
Frederica Lamar, PhD, MSPH
Center for Global Health
Division of Global Health Protection
Gabriella Lamb, MD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
Elizabeth Lamere, MPH, BSN
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Scarlett Lee, DVM, PhD
Center for Global Health
Global Immunization Division
Keisha Lindsay, PhD, MA
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Violence Prevention
Valerie Madera-Garcia, PhD, MPH
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of HIV Prevention
Kevin Ma, PhD
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Viral Diseases
Cristin McArdle, PhD, MPH
National Center for Environmental Health
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
Izraelle McKinnon, PhD, MPH
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of Adolescent and School Health
Haillie Meek, DVM, MPH
New York State Department of Health
Cedar Mitchell, PhD, MSPH
Pima County Health Department
Yoon-Sung Nam, PhD, MPH
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Daniel Nguyen, PhD, MSPH
Hawaii State Department of Health
Adi Noiman, PhD, MHS
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Solomon Odafe, MBBS, MSc, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Immunization Services Division
Jessica Penney, MD, MS, MPHTM
Southern Nevada Health District
Emma Price, VMD, MS
New Jersey Department of Health
Dylan Proctor, PhD, MS, MA
Georgia Department of Public Health
Zerleen Quader, PhD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Overdose Prevention
Shannan Rich, PhD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Adam Rowh, MD
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Violence Prevention
Katharine Saunders, DNP, MPH, BSN
Florida Department of Health
Cassandra Schember, PhD, MPH
California Department of Public Health
Kimberly Schildknecht, MPH, BSN
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Leah Seifu, MD, MPH
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Danielle Sharpe, PhD, MS
Center for Global Health
Division of Global HIV and TB
Victoria Shelus, PhD, MEM
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Elizabeth Slocum, PhD, MPH
Oregon Health Authority
Public Health Division
Olutomi Sodeke, MD
Center for Global Health
Division of Global HIV and TB
Ruth Stefanos, MD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Viral Diseases
Marissa Tan, DO, MPH, MAS
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Christine Thomas, DO, MPH
Tennessee Department of Health
Elizabeth Tiller, MSPA, MPH
Columbus Public Health
Axel Vazquez Deida, PharmD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Saskia Vos, PhD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Violence Prevention
Caroline Waddell, PhD, MS
Office of the Deputy Director for Infectious Disease
Office of the Director, Special Populations
Erika Wallender, MD, MPH
Center for Global Health
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Xingran Weng, DrPH, MSW
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Elizabeth White, PhD
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Influenza Division
Maren Wolf, MPH, BSN
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Sarah Wondmeneh, MD, MPH
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of STD Prevention
Lindsay Zielinski, DO
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Division of Bacterial Diseases