Epidemiologist
Virginia Department of Health
Deidra Clermont, born and raised in Silver Spring, MD is one of four children. She graduated from Towson University (‘21) with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Health Education and Promotion on a Community Health track. She graduated with a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, with a focus on Maternal and Child Health from the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research interests include maternal morbidity and mortality, racial disparities and inequities and research on how racism and other systems of oppression impact the lives of individuals. She has a strong passion for achieving healthy equity for all communities and utilizing public health frameworks to improve health outcomes. Throughout her public health career, she has conducted research on community trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), maternal decision-making autonomy, food insecurity and severe maternal morbidity (SMM).