Addressing misinformation and economic trade-offs only begins to detail the “complex wrestles” of a public health professional. Join Dr. Chantel Sloan-Aagard as she shares insights from her career as an epidemiologist and considers the rise of RSV and other infectious diseases.
Bio:
Dr. Sloan-Aagard received her Doctorate in genetics from Dartmouth College, following a Bachelor of Science in biology from BYU-Hawaii. After completing a postdoctoral program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she joined the BYU Department of Public Health faculty. As a spatial epidemiologist, her research interests include patterns in pediatric respiratory infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and pneumococcal pneumonia.
Recorded, Edited & Produced by Paige Sherwood, Isabella Loosle, and Tanya Gale
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