Linda Niccolai

Linda Niccolai is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health and the Senior Associate Dean for Education. She specializes in infectious disease epidemiology, focusing on vaccine-preventable diseases and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly HPV and HIV. She directs the Connecticut Emerging Infections Program and the HPV Working Group at Yale, with research funded by NIH, CDC, and private foundations.

• Education: PhD from Tulane University (2000), ScM from Harvard School of Public Health (1995), BS in Mathematics from Georgetown University (1991)

Her research integrates behavioral, clinical, and surveillance epidemiology to address health disparities in HPV vaccination and STI prevention. She has led studies on HPV vaccine impact, social determinants of HIV risk, and community-based interventions for vaccine uptake.

Her recent articles focus on HPV vaccine effectiveness, STI trends linked to environmental factors, and public health strategies for vaccine compliance. These span keywords like Epidemiology, Vaccinology, and Health Equity.

• Scientific Awards: Fellow, ELAM Program (2023-2024); Chair, NIH Study Section (2021); Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (2021); Population Science Research Prize (2019); CDC Immunization Champion (2017)

She teaches epidemiology methods to MPH, MS, and PhD students and oversees interdisciplinary research initiatives at Yale, including collaborations with the Yale Cancer Center and Yale Institute for Global Health.