EIS Class of 2024
Meet the EIS officers in the class of 2024 and learn where they are assigned for their 2-year fellowship. Note: the assignments listed do not reflect outbreak or other emergency response efforts.
Avnika Amin, PhD, MSPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Su Aung, MD, MPH
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of Viral Hepatitis
Daniel Baker, DNP, MPH, MS
New York State Department of Health
Julia Bennett, PhD, MSPH
Washington State Department of Health
Katherine Campbell, PhD, MPH
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Rachel Castillo, MPH, RN, PHN, BSN
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health
Michelle Chang, MD
New York City Department of Health
Mental Hygiene Division of Disease Control
Rebecca Earnest, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Kerry Gainor, DVM, PhD
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Sarah Gallalee, PhD, MPH
Virgin Islands Department of Health
Elizabeth Garcia, PharmD
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Ria Ghai, PhD
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Ariana Gobaud, PhD, MPH
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Daniel Gore, MD
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of STD Prevention
Domonique Hargrave, DrPH, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Adolescent and School Health
Adiba Hassan, PhD, MSPH, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Viral Diseases
Ndey Bassin Jobe, PhD, MS
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
Rugiatu Kamara, MBChB, MSc
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health
Dumbani Kayira, MBBS, MSc
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Mollie Killion, DNP, BSN
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Katie Lee, PhD
California Department of Public Health (ID),
Division of Communicable Disease Control
Alessandra Lochen, PhD, MS
County of Santa Clara Public Health Department
Naomi López Caraballo, PhD
California Department of Public Health Environmental
Occupational Health
Anh Ly, PhD, MPH
Global Health Center,
Global Immunization Division
Heather MacLeish, MPH, MS, BSN
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Duduzile “Phindi” Mashinini, PhD, MS
Global Health Center,
Division of Global HIV/TB
Thomas McHale, MD, MSc
Global Health Center,
Division for Global Health Protection
Katherine McNabb, DNP, PhD, MSN
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV Prevention
Rochelle Medford, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Geoffrey Melly, PhD, MPH
Southern Nevada Health District
Stephen Mugel, PhD, MS
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Bacterial Diseases
Tanviben Patel, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Emilia Pawlowski, PhD
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Division of Violence Prevention
Twyla Perryman, PhD, MA
National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Division of Human Development and Disability
Laura Platt, MD
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Nikhil Ranadive, MD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Savanah Russ, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Influenza Division
Nimit Shah, PhD, MPH
National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
Mila Shakya, DPhil, MPH, MBSS
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
Emily Silva, PhD, SM
Minnesota Department of Health
Joe Silva, PhD, ScM
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Bacterial Diseases
Ryan Snead, PhD, MPH
New Jersey Department of Health
Ashley Tseng, PhD, MPH
Hawaii State Department of Health
Mai Vang, DNP, BSN
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Division of Violence Prevention
Aisling Vaughan, PhD, MSc
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Christine “Annie” Wang, DVM, PhD, MPH
Arizona Department of Health Services, Pima County Health Department
Hailey Whitmire, PharmD, MPH, MBA
Global Health Center,
Global Immunization Division
Rajesh Yadav, MBBS, MScPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation
Serena Zhao, PhD, MA
Global Health Center,
Division of Global HIV/TB