Emily Jentes

Member Bio

Emily Jentes is currently a senior epidemiologist and United States Public Health Service Officer at the Travelers’ Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She earned her BS in Biology at Truman State University, MPH in Epidemiology from Emory University, and her Ph.D. in Parasitology from Tulane University. From 2008-2010, Emily served as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC. She has both domestic and international research experience in public health. Her research has primarily focused on travelers’ health, tropical medicine, and vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.