Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. She also has a joint appointment in the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences as an Associate Veterinary Specialist and has also been selected as a Bio5 Institute Scientist.
Dr. Pogreba-Brown is an expert in foodborne diseases, specifically the epidemiology and microbiology of Campylobacter, and outbreak investigation methodologies. She developed and manages SAFER, a program that coordinates with local and state health departments to investigate a variety of diseases and serves on the state’s Foodborne Taskforce Committee. She is also the co-Director of the One Health Consortium at the University of Arizona aimed at forming collaborative research teams from across campus and bridging the gap between clinical human medicine and agricultural practices, animal health, and production. Working under a One Health model, the long-term goal of her team is to understand the continuum of food safety practices beginning in the animal population and continuing through the development and resolution of disease processes in humans.
Helpful links:
PCHD Communicable Disease & Vaccination Resources
ADHS Epidemiology and Disease Control
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence
