Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Pogreba-Brown was director of the Student Aid for Field Epidemiology Response (SAFER) team at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. In addition to continuing to oversee the SAFER program, her research projects are focused on foodborne diseases and improving methodology to respond to outbreak investigations. She is currently working on a project to identify the risk factors related to foodborne infection and specific chronic outcomes following acute disease. Dr. Pogreba-Brown works with various county health departments in Arizona as well as the state health department to aid in outbreak investigations and serves on the state’s Foodborne Taskforce Committee. Dr. Pogreba-Brown earned her Ph.D. (2009) and M.P.H. (2003) in Epidemiology from the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and a B.S. in Microbiology (2000) from the University of Arizona.