Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed , PhD
HAI-AR Epidemiologist: Division of Public health, DHHS Health Surveillance Data Analyst
Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed has been a part of the ASAP grant team since 2019.
Education:
- Doctor of Public Health (environmental health, infectious diseases), University of Minnesota
- Master of Science in Community Health, Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Bachelor of Science in Biology: Toxicology, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Certifications:
- American Red Cross, Disaster Action Team (DAT). Psychological First Aid: Helping Others in Times of Stress
- FEMA-Emergency Management Institute (EMI). Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident, ICS-200
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research. “Protecting Human Research Participants”
Clinical Interests/ Expertise:
- Health disparities and health outcomes related to infectious diseases that adversely affect disadvantaged population
- Investigation and containment of several HAI outbreaks including COVID-19
- Antibiotic resistance surveillance