EIS Class of 2019
Meet the EIS officers in the class of 2019 and learn where they are assigned for their 2-year fellowship. Note: the assignments listed do not reflect outbreak or other emergency response efforts.
Kristina Bajema, MD, MSc, DTM&H, BA
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Vaughn Barry, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control;
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention
Elizabeth Beshearse, PhD, MPH, RN
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Amy Board, DrPH, MSW, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control;
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention
Jonathan Bryant-Genevier, PhD, BS
CDC Center for Global Health;
Division of Global Health Protection
David Bui, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
Dena Bushman, MSN, RN, MPH, BS
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Jordan Cates, PhD, MSPH, BS
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Division of Viral Diseases
Karen Chang, PhD, MHS, BA
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
Division of Reproductive Health
Anna Chard, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC Center for Global Health;
Global Immunization Division
Jennifer Chevinsky, MD, MPH, BS
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity
Victoria Chu, MD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Division of Viral Diseases
Meagan Chuey, PhD, MS, BSN, BA
Joint Assignment: County of San Diego Health and Human Services; CDC Division of Global Migration and Quarantine US-Mexico Unit, San Diego
Dustin Currie, PhD, MPH, BS
CDC Center for Global Health;
Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis
Patrick Dawson, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology
Carla DeSisto, PhD, MPH, BS
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
Division of Reproductive Health
Courtney Dewart, PhD, MPH, BSN
Ohio Department of Health
Catherine (Katy) Donovan, PhD, SM, BA
North Carolina Division of Public Health
Lindsey Duca, PhD, MS, BS
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
Division of Population Health
Eileen Dunne, PhD, BS
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Jonathan Dyal, MD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology
Kenneth Feder, PhD, BA
Maryland Department of Health
Isaac Ghinai, MBBS, MSc, BSc
Illinois Department of Public Health
Jeremy Gold, MD, MS, BSc
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Joseph Hicks, PhD, DVM, BS
New Mexico Department of Health
Allison James, PhD, DVM, MPH, BS
Arkansas Department of Health
Florence Kanu, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity
Anne Kimball, MD, MPH
CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention;
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
Esther Kukielka, PhD, DVM, MSc
CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;
Office of the Director
R. Ryan Lash, PhD, MA, BA
CDC Center for Global Health;
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
James T. Lee, MD, MSc, BA
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Immunization Services Division
Nathaniel Lewis, PhD, MA, BA
Utah Department of Health
Perrine Marcenac, PhD, BA
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Kristen Marshall, PhD, MPH, BS
Joint Assignment: Colorado Department of Public Health; Tri-County Health Department
Temet McMichael, PhD, BS
Public Health — Seattle & King County
Maureen Miller, MD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion;
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Eric Mooring, ScD, SM, MPhil, BS
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Kevin O'Laughlin, MD, BS
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Nancy Ortiz, PhD, MPH, BA
California Department of Public Health
Daniel Owusu, DrPH, MPhil, BA
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Influenza Division
Kristen Pettrone, MD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Health Statistics;
Division of Vital Statistics
Ian Pray, PhD, MPH, BA
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Julia Pringle, PhD, MSPH, BA
Vermont Department of Health
Tia M. Rogers, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control;
Division of Violence Prevention
Beth Rubenstein, PhD, MPH, MBA, BA
CDC Center for Global Health;
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Phillip Salvatore, PhD, SM, BA
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control;
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention
Marsha Samson, PhD, MSPH, MSHSA, BS
CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities;
Division of Congenital and Developmental Disorders
Caroline Schrodt, MD, MSPH, BS
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology
Noah Schwartz, MD, BA
CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention;
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Varun Shetty, MD, MS, MBA, BS
Texas Department of State Health Services
Jonathan Steinberg, BSN, MPH, BA
South Dakota Department of Health
Bryan Stierman, MD, MPH, BS
CDC National Center for Health Statistics;
Division of Health & Nutrition Examination Surveys
Mark Tenforde, MD, PhD, MPH, DTM&H, BS
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Influenza Division
Farrell Tobolowsky, DO, MS, BA
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Lindsay Tompkins, PhD, MS, BS
CDC National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
Grace Vahey, DVM, MPH, BS
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Kate Varela, DVM, MPH, BS
CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
Respiratory Health Division
Megan Wallace, DrPH, MPH, BS
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Division of Viral Diseases
Michelle Waltenburg, DVM, MPH, BS
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Daniel Wozniczka, MD, MPH, MBA, BA
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Kerui Xu, PhD, MPH, BA
CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases;
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Anna Yousaf, MD, BA
CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases;
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Rachael Zacks, MD, BA
CDC Center for Global Health;
Division of Global Health Protection