Katherine Seib, MSPH

Emory University
Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
1518 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA
USA 30333

Biographical Sketch:
2010 – present Senior Research Coordinator, Immunization Systems and Public Health Preparedness, Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2009 - 2010 Guest Researcher, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA 2009 - 2010 Student Researcher, Pneumococcal Nasal Colonization among Infants of Women Who Received Pneumococcal PS23 Vaccine in Bangladesh, Atlanta, GA 1999 - 2008 Freelance medical and marketing for various clients including health messaging at major healthcare corporations, food safety manuals for national franchise corporations, Atlanta, GA 1996 - 1999 Technical writer and trainer for German software company Software AG, Atlanta, GA 1994 - 1996 Medical and marketing writer for United Healthcare's transplannt network, Atlanta, GA American Medical Writers Association, President-Atlanta Chapter & AMWA BOD 2009-present Carter Center Toastmasters, Vice President, Marketing 2008-2009 Society for Technical Communication, Commlink Editor & BOD 1995-1996 Public Health in Action Outstanding Practicum Experience Award, April 2010 Pandemic H1N1 Pregnancy Work Group, CDC European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, May 2010 Presenting Author: Pneumococcal Nasal Colonization among Infants of Women Who Received Pneumococcal Ps23 Vaccine in Bangladesh MANUSCRIPTS Siston AM, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA, Fry AM, Seib K, et al, Pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus illness among pregnant women in the United States. JAMA. 2010 Apr 21 Seib, K, Omer S, Steinhoff M, et al, Pneumococcal Nasal Colonization among Infants of Women Who Received Pneumococcal Ps23 Vaccine In Bangladesh. Research in progress. Seib K, Omer s, Managing a shortage, managing expectations: Evaluation of the U.S. vaccine shortage during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Research in progress Chamberlain A, Wells K, Seib K Lessons learned from the 2007 – 2009 Hib Vaccine Shortage: Implications for Future Vaccine Shortages and Public Health Preparedness. Manuscript in final draft Several Posters and Presentations