Your Local Epidemiologist
Katelyn Jetelina, Dr. Emily Smith, Elisabeth Marnik, PhD, Matthew Facciani, PhD, Dr Michelle Wong, Marisa Donnelly, PhD, David Higgins, MD, MPH, Matt Willis, Hannah Totte, MPH, Julia TellermanProviding a direct line of "translated" public health science to you, so you can take action for your community's health
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An epidemiologist trying to make sense of this world
Welcome! I'm a PhD epidemiologist and write on public health issues through the lens of neighboring. My work has been featured in TIME Magazine, Christianity Today, the Washington Post, and NPR and read in 150+ countries. *All thoughts are my own.*
Elisabeth Marnik, PhD, is a science communicator and immunologist. Drawing on personal experience growing up anti-science, she launched Science Whiz Liz in 2020 and now serves as Executive Director of The Evidence Collective.
Social scientist who studies misinformation, media literacy, and AI. Author of Misguided.
I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD, science educator and cosmetic chemist, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are and aren't worth buying, using science.
Your weekly pulse on New York public health — concise, evidence-based, and action-oriented.
Physician, researcher, and writer focused on how evidence and trust shape real-world medical and public health decisions.
Matt Willis is a physician, epidemiologist and former Public Health Officer for Marin County, California.
Epidemiology MPH. NorCal / NYC / SoCal. Lover of surf, stats, equity, plants. Might challenge you to Scrabble.
Julia Tellerman, MPH, is an infectious disease epidemiologist in New York. She is driven by the mission to make health information accessible and actionable to improve health outcomes.
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