Dr. Jennifer Coleman, PhD
Epidemiologist
Medical Reviewer at Hanta.today since 2024
Education: PhD in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2011
Affiliations: American Public Health Association; CDC alumni network
Profile links: LinkedIn · Institutional page
About
Dr. Coleman is an epidemiologist who works at the intersection of outbreak surveillance, public data systems, and disease modeling. She has built and audited surveillance workflows for respiratory and zoonotic threats, with an emphasis on case definition consistency and interpretation of incomplete reporting. Her role at Hanta.today is to review outbreak statistics, map methodology, and trend language so readers can understand what the data does and does not show. She is especially focused on how uncertainty should be communicated in fast-moving public health events.
- Outbreak surveillance systems
- Risk modeling
- Case definition consistency
- Reporting lag analysis
- Statistical interpretation of case counts
Credentials
- PhD in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2011
- Former outbreak analytics consultant for U.S. public health projects
- Member, American Public Health Association
- 12+ years of experience
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dr. Jennifer Coleman serves as an independent medical reviewer. Views expressed are their own.
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