Katelyn Jetelina | Founder
Your Local Epidemiologist

Katelyn Jetelina, MPH PhD is an epidemiologist and scientific communicator. Dr. Jetelina is the co-founder of the Health Trust Initiative, Senior Scientific Advisor to several government and non-profit agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Resolve to Save Lives, and adjunct professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health. In addition, Dr. Jetelina is the publisher of Your Local Epidemiologist- a public health newsletter that “translates” ever-evolving science to the public, reaching over 300 million views. Dr. Jetelina has received numerous national awards, including National Academies of Science and a medal of honor from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.