Clara R. Burgert-Brucker, MPH is an epidemiologist specialized in survey implementation, data quality assurance, data collection, quantitative analysis, spatial analysis, and capacity building. At LSHTM she is a resaerch degree student studying trachoma spatial risk factors. Concurrently, She serves primarily as Senior Epidemiologist for USAID’s Act to End NTDs | East program, a global flagship initiative to help endemic countries fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In that role, she supports population-based disease specific surveys including those utilizing electronic data collection platforms. In her role, Ms. Burgert-Brucker serves on the epidemiological support team for Tropical Data, a global initiative helping countries to collect high-quality, standardized prevalence data on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by supporting health ministries from the start to the end of the survey process. Previously she oversaw the collection, validation, and use of spatial data for USAID’s Demographic and Health Surveys Program. She is fluent in English and French and has extensive experience working in West and Eastern Africa.