Kara  Suvada

Kara Suvada (she/hers) is a PhD student in Epidemiology at Emory University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of cardiometabolic diseases (type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases), mental health (stress, PTSD, depression), physical activity, and global health. Her advisor is Dr. Amit Shah and her dissertation focuses on investigating phyiscal activity and stress among a cohort of younger persons who have already had a heart attack. She also has active collaborations with Emory's Global Diabetes Research Center where she works on projects related to type 2 diabetes, and coordinated care in Kenya, India, and the U.S. Lastly, she works part-time as a fellow at the US Department of Health and Human Services where she leads projects related to Long Covid, trust in governmental public health, and the public health supply chain. 

Previously, Kara has also been a PhD intern at IQVIA doing evidence synthesis (2022-2023) and a fellow within the Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at CDC (2020-2022). Kara also worked at RTI International in Durham, NC (2017-2019).