Kate Zinszer

Kate Zinszer is an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal's School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. She is a researcher with the Institute of Public Health Research (IRSPUM) and affiliated with networks like RRSPQ, CReSP, and OPES.

Education:

• PhD in Epidemiology from McGill University (supervised by David Buckeridge)
• Postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School (supervised by John Brownstein)

Her research integrates tools from epidemiology, public health, and informatics to analyze vector-borne diseases (malaria, dengue, Zika, Lyme disease) and their links to climate change. She specializes in spatiotemporal modeling, infectious disease forecasting, and evaluating large-scale interventions like malaria bednet programs in Uganda and arbovirus control in Brazil.

Scientific Awards:

• 2018 - Bourse « Nouvelles initiatives » (IRSPUM)
• 2018-2022 - FRQS Bourse de chercheur-boursier Junior 1
• 2022-2026 - FRQS Bourse de chercheur-boursier Junior 2

She supervises graduate students in projects spanning climate change and malaria risk in Uganda, dengue-environmental factor correlations in Colombia, and ecological determinants of health inequities in Montréal. Her grants include CIHR, FRQS, and Canadian Institute for Climate Choices funding for studies on disease surveillance, vaccine hesitancy, and climate resilience initiatives.