Kristen Pogreba Brown, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Pogreba-Brown was an Epidemiologist with the College as the director of the Student Aid for Field Epidemiology Response (SAFER) team.  In addition to continuing to oversee the SAFER program, her research projects are focused on food-borne diseases and improving methodology to respond to outbreak investigations.  She is currently working on a project to identify the risk factors related to food-borne infection as well as the risk factors related to specific chronic outcomes following acute disease.  She has recently initiated a One Health Program at the University to form collaborative research teams from across campus and develop a graduate level certificate program.  She is also actively involved in public health preparedness activities, specifically for large events.

Dr. Pogreba-Brown works with various county health departments in Arizona as well as the state health department to aid in outbreak investigations and serves on the state’s Food-borne Taskforce Committee.

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