Katie Yan

Biology, Ph.D. Program: Shea Lab; Graduate Student Science Communication Scholar
Katie Yan
Katie
Yan
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Biology, Ph.D. Program: Shea Lab; Graduate Student Science Communication Scholar
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Biography

Education

B.A., Mathematics and Biology, Skidmore College

Research Interests

I work at the intersection of health communication and infectious disease modeling. Broadly, I study vaccine messaging and the impact of individual-level decision-making on communities and populations. I use mixed methods from both disciplines to inform health communication theory while improving our disease dynamics and human behavior models. 

Science Communication

I am the Graduate Student Science Communication Scholar in the Eberly College of Eberly College of Science Office of Communications at Penn State, where I write stories, oversee the biweekly Graduate and Postdoc Newsletter publication, and assist in social media creation and photography. Learn more about my work and read my stories here.

Fellowhsips

2023 NSF Gradauate Research Fellow

2023 Science Achievement Graduate Fellow