Katie Kirsch is a research associate in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, where she is also pursuing a doctorate in public health in epidemiology and environmental health.

She serves as a staff member and graduate trainee of the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center’s Community Engagement and Research Translation Cores and a member of the Institute for Sustainable Communities’ Health and Environment Program.

Katie holds a master’s in food science and technology from Texas A&M and a bachelor’s in hotel and restaurant management from the University of Houston and has co-authored 14 peer-reviewed research articles.