Partnerships & Prevention Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jennifer N. Lind, PharmD, MPH, MBA, is a Pharmacist and Epidemiologist in CDC’s Medication Safety Program and a Captain in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. CAPT Lind received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Florida A&M University in 2007, Master of Public Health from Georgia State University in 2012, and Master of Business Administration from Emory University in May 2022. After receiving her MPH, she completed a two-year fellowship as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer in CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, conducting research and surveillance related to infant and young child feeding practices. Following EIS, she worked in CDC’s Birth Defects Branch and eventually became the Lead Scientist for CDC’s Treating for Two initiative, focused on safer medication use in pregnancy. CAPT Lind’s current work in CDC’s Medication Safety Program focuses on reducing harms from the use of medications and she serves as Lead Pharmacist for the PROTECT initiative, an innovative public-private partnership that uses a collaborative, data-driven approach to reduce harms from unintentional medication overdoses in children. CAPT Lind has also been a leader in multiple emergency responses, including COVID-19.
During her 16 years of experience, CAPT Lind has authored/co-authored 36 publications, presented at national and international conferences, and has been interviewed/featured by numerous media outlets, including the national radio show “Top of Mind with Julie Rose,” USA Today, Consumer Reports, CNN, The Doctors Channel, and HealthDay News.