Shefali Oza
BSc MSc PhD
Research Fellow
of Epidemiology
My work is devoted to giving everyone the opportunity to lead a healthy and meaningful life.
I work in the fields of epidemiology and global health. This has included both statistical analyses while in the US and UK, and health systems / implementation work in Nepal, India, South Africa, and Sierra Leone. I have also worked on disease outbreaks, including COVID-19, Ebola, and cholera. I received a PhD (2019) and MSc (2009) in epidemiology from LSHTM, and S.B.s (2004) in Physics and Anthropology from MIT.
Since April 2020, I have been focused on my temporary role as Deputy Director of Data and Design for the Massachusetts COVID-19 contact tracing program.
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Teaching
I am a tutor on EPM301: Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases. I have also contributed to the "Ebola in context: understanding transmission, response, and control" and "Improving health of women, children, and adolescents: from evidence to action" MOOCs.