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Overview
Dr. Katelyn Jetelina is an American epidemiologist, public health leader, and scientific communicator. She is currently the publisher of the public health newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist, CEO of EpiMonitor, an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, senior scientific advisor to several government and non-profit organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and on the Medical Board of Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her work has received exposure among policymakers and the general public through Politico, New York Times, NPR, Scientific American, PBS NewHour , Washington Post , the Wall Street Journal, and a number of Podcasts, including the Ezra Klien Show and In the Bubble.

Career
Jetelina graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Health Science (BSHS) from the School of Medicine at the University of Arizona in 2011. Thereafter, she received her Masters in Public Health (MPH) in 2014 and PhD in Epidemiology in 2016 from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health (UTSPH). During her studies, she lived and worked on HIV/AIDS community outreach work at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and then in Geneva at the World Health Organization.

After graduation, Jetelina remained at UTSPH as a tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Jetelina's research lab focused on integrating qualitative and quantitative data in the context of violence epidemiology. She aimed to test whether violence epidemiology models were predictable, and thus preventable, like infectious diseases. Her work resulted in over 75 peer-reviewed studies and a number of federal and non-profit grants.

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Dr. Jetelina assisted in leading the Texas state response and Harris County response under Judge Hildago. From 2022-2023, Jetelina was an advisor to the White House COVID-19 Task Force.

Soon after, Dr. Jetelina joined Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute as Director of Data Analytics until May 2023.

Jetelina is on the Medical Board of Make-A-Wish Foundation and senior scientific advisor and consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Resolve to Save Lives.

Your Local Epidemiologist
In March 2020, Jetelina started an email to faculty, staff, and students about the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in which she signed each update "Love, Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE)". These updates migrated to social media and into a Substack newsletter called Your Local Epidemiologist. The publication aims to "translate" public health science for everyday use. In 3.5 years, it garnered over 200,000 email subscribers and over 500,000 social media followers across 126 countries. From her work, the Houston Chronicle garnered Jetelina as the "epidemiologist that went viral ".

Awards
For her work during the pandemic, Dr. Jetelina received many national awards, including the National Academies of Science Schmidt Award for Scientific Communication, and American Public Health Association Public Health Practice Award.