Miranda Montoya

District 3-5 DeKalb

Hometown: Pasadena, Texas

Graduate Alma Matter: Emory University

What excites you most about the fellowship program: I am most excited to learn about the day to day of what it takes to be a epidemiologists at the local level. I’m excited to be trained under these experts.

What excites you most about working in your assigned health district: I am excited to be working with Dekalb because they have a lot of great ongoing projects and their commitment to improving public health for all communities aligns with my passion for reducing health disparities.

What do you love most about epidemiology: I love that epidemiology can be used as a tool to improve community health if applied in the right manner

Epi Interests: Infectious Diseases; Chronic Diseases

Hobbies and favorite pastimes: I love to cook and bake and explore new places to hang out

Fun fact: I’ve gone swimming with the dolphins and got to kiss a dolphin.