Dr. Matthew Scotch will head the Data to Decisions research area. Dr. Scotch is a Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University and Assistant Director of the Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering. Dr. Scotch is an expert in genomic epidemiology, bioinformatics, and public health. He focuses on pathogenic RNA viruses with a particular interest in influenza A viruses (human and avian).

Dr. Scotch will be heading up the Data to Decisions (D2D) research area.

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Dr. Sarah Olson is the Director of Health Research for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), one of Pandemic ESCAPE’s key non-profit partners. Dr. Olson is trained in environmental research and public health and her career has focused on frontline wildlife conservation and One Health challenges. She leads multi-site research focused on understanding and mitigating wildlife health and zoonotic disease threats, often associated with anthropogenic drivers, and helping grow sustainable and effective environmental surveillance systems with communities and protected areas.

Dr. Olson is the head of One Health for ESCAPE.

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Dr. Sahar Alameh will be heading Education, Training, and Outreach activities for the center. Dr. Alameh is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education at the University of Kentucky with applied experience in K-12 and higher education digital and print curriculum and lesson design. Her research is largely focused on supporting students in developing informed views of the nature of science and the practices of scientists, particularly during challenging times like pandemics and environmental emergencies.

Dr. Alameh leads the Broader Impacts (BI) research area for ESCAPE.

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