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Katherine Bay, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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Katherine Bay, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Big Data Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP) Trainee, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Epidemiologist, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Email: katherine.bay@bcm.edu
Phone: 713-440-4400
Research Interests
- Data visualization and scientific communication
- Nutrition and behavioral epidemiology for chronic metabolic and inflammatory disease prevention
- Human exposome and gut microbiome diversity
- Global health, health equity, and social determinants of health
Education
- Ph.D., Epidemiology (Minor in Biostatistics, Breadth in Genomics and Bioinformatics), The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
- M.P.H., Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
- B.A., Studio Art and Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Awards and Activities
- Systems Redesign Mini-Grant Program Awardee, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC Research Service Line, 2023
- Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research, 2023
- Member, Society for Health Communication, 2023
- Member, 30-year All-Star Varsity Soccer Team, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, 2021
- Special Service Award, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC Research Service Line, Houston, Texas, 2017
- International Delegate, USA, Global Youth Meet, Visakhapatnam, India, 2015
- Baylor International Pediatric Aids Initiative (BIPAI) Visiting Scholar, Mbabane, Swaziland, 2012
- Baker-Duncan Fine Arts Scholarship, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 2009-2012
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