Whitney Puetz, MPH, is a research specialist for the NCDI Poverty Network and the Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

In 2024, Puetz earned her master of public health in global epidemiology from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, where she also earned certificates in Humanitarian Emergencies and Social Determinants of Health. She obtained her bachelor’s in anthropology and public health sciences at Hamline University in 2015 and earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Eastern Gateway Community College in 2018.

Puetz’s prior experience includes collaborating as a research assistant with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Emory University, and the Africa Health Research Institute to develop a cost analysis, time and motion study, and fidelity assessment for a study evaluating and implementing an in-person and mHealth intervention to address low transition readiness from pediatric to adult care services and maintain retention in care and viral suppression for adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV in Durban, South Africa.

In addition, as a global violence epidemiology fellow, she has provided technical support on the Violence Against Children Surveys of the Field Epidemiology and Prevention Branch of the Division of Violence Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention. She has also assessed healthcare workforce supply as a data intern with the Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce and served as a medical examiner technician for Hennepin County in Minnesota.

Puetz strives to make a meaningful impact as a public health professional, researching and implementing evidence-based solutions to improve the health outcomes of vulnerable populations.