Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Florida Department of Health
Dr. Phillips-Bell has been the CDC MCH Epidemiology Assignee to Florida since 2010. She provides epidemiologic technical assistance and scientific advising on multiple MCH topics, including emerging issues in Florida. Also, Dr. Phillips-Bell builds epidemiologic capacity and collaborates with representatives from state and federal agencies, national advocacy organizations, and local universities to address salient MCH issues in the state. She received a BA in Biology from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and earned a Master of Science and a Doctor of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to working in her current position, she served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, MD.