Pragati Prasad

Department of Epidemiology
Pragati Prasad

Bio

Pragati is currently a 3rd year PhD Epidemiology student at Emory University. She is primarily interested in developing models to inform infectious disease interventions and the effects of social dynamics on infectious disease transmission. Prior to this, she worked as a Health Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on pandemic preparedness, infectious disease modeling and forecasting, and pandemic response for COVID-19 and influenza.

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Areas of Interest

  • Public Health Preparedness and Response
  • Health Disparities
  • Infectious Disease Dynamics
  • Modeling
  • Social Determinants of Health

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Master of Public Health, Emory University