Karen Torghele, MPH

Public Health Informatics Institute
325 Swanton Way
Decatur, GA
USA 30030
Email: KTorghele@PHII.org

Biographical Sketch:
2005-Present: Health Scientist providing content for programs at the Public Health Informatics Institute in Decatur, GA. Primary projects involve evaluation and development of a business case model for integration of child health information systems. 2001-2005: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helped develop and coordinate fellowship for medical students for a one-year applied epidemiology fellowship called, "The CDC Experience." 1996-2001: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, worked as an epidemiologist in Reproductive Health and Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. 1992-1996: American Medical Research Association, Atlanta, GA - did clinical trials for chemotherapy agents in breast and colon cancers.