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Sonia T Hegde is a Research Associate at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Her research broadly focuses on the interface between human behavior and the environment and how these factors affect the emergence and transmission of diseases, particularly emerging enteric infections. She aims to improve and standardize surveillance systems for accurate monitoring of disease burden and identify practical, community-driven solutions for disease control. Dr. Hegde's current research includes exploring strategies for cholera control and elimination by using spatiotemporal modeling of serological data and analyzing surveillance and control measures for SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, she investigates the social and infrastructural components in the U.S. that contribute to the differential spread of COVID-19.
Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.