epidemiologist & data scientist
Emily Ricotta, PhD, MSc
Media
“Reporting: The need for discussions of reproducibility and generalizability”, WHO R&D Blueprint global consultation on Improving Vaccine Effectiveness Studies: A vital step before the next pandemic. September 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4cxmxs7r
Science Policy After the COVID-19 Crisis. American Enterprise Institute. June 2023. https://youtu.be/Ky3AryeC13M
“Turn Data into Science with the Epidemiology and Data Management Unit”, National Institutes of Health Women Scientists Advisors. April 2023. https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49029
Podcast episode: “Episode 7: Dr. Emily Ricotta COVID-19 Vaccine questions” Cystinosis Research Network. “Cystinosis Rare: A Journey into the Unknown Podcast. September 21, 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MY8VhmEF10vE889CfgLoN
Quoted in: "Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?" Apoorva Mandavilli. New York Times. July 4, 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/health/coronavirus-immunity-vaccines.html
Quoted in: "There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines." Ellie Shechet. Popular Science. May 21, 2021.
https://www.popsci.com/health/immunocompromised-covid-19-vaccine/
Quoted in: "Covid vaccines may not protect people with immune disorders. NIH trial seeks answers." NBC News. May 13, 2021.
Press release: "COVID-19 vaccine responses to be studied in people with immune deficits". NIAID News website. April 23, 2021.
Interview: "Incidence of non-bloodstream invasive candidiasis increases in US". Caitlyn Stulpin. Infectious Disease News. August 23, 2020.
Quoted in: “9 Expert Tips for Safe Road Trips This Summer.” Ellen Gutoskey. Mental Floss. July 28, 2020.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/626881/coronavirus-road-trip-expert-tips
Interview: “Why COVID-19 death predictions will always be wrong.” Alexandra Appolonia and Victoria Barranco. Business Insider/Science Insider. April 29, 2020.
https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-death-predictions-analysis-modeling-pandemic-2020-4
Quoted in: “While the world is focused on containing the new coronavirus, we could lose our fight against other infectious diseases, some that were on their way to being eradicated.” Sarah Al-Arshani. Business Insider. April 18, 2020.
https://www.businessinsider.my/other-infectious-disease-spread-amidst-efforts-stop-covid-19-2020-4
Quoted in: “Is it ethical to hire babysitters, delivery services, and cleaners right now?” Anna Davies. Vox. April 6, 2020.
Quoted in: “The coronavirus may run rampant in some countries least prepared to deal with it. If that happens experts say the virus could become endemic.” Sarah Al-Arshani. Business Insider. February 22, 2020.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-covid-19-threat-places-least-equipped-to-handle-2020-2
Quoted in: “While the world focuses on the coronavirus, people in China with other illnesses may pay a price long after the outbreak ends”. Sarah Al-Arshani. Business Insider. February 20, 2020.
https://www.businessinsider.com/people-with-other-illnesses-pay-price-coronavirus-containment-2020-2
Expert external evaluator and quoted in: “We Found Dozens of Uncounted Deaths During the Flint Water Crisis. Here’s How.” Sarah Childress, with reporting from Kayla Ruble, Jacob Carah and Abby Ellis. PBS Frontline. September 10, 2019.
Interview: “How EHR Data Can ID Immune Deficiency Disorders”. MedPage Today Staff. MedPage Today. December 5, 2019.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/idweekvideopearls/83715
Interview: “Candida Epidemiology: Non-albicans Infections Are On the Rise”. Contagion® Editorial Staff. Contagion Live. January 25, 2019.
https://www.contagionlive.com/view/candida-epidemiology--nonalbicans-infections-are-on-the-rise