Linda Niccolai, PhD
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, HPV Working Group at Yale; Director, CT Emerging Infections Program at Yale, Epidemiology of Microbial DiseasesBiography
Linda Niccolai is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Yale School of Public Health and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. She is an internationally recognized scholar in infectious disease epidemiology with specific interests in vaccine-preventable diseases and sexually transmitted infections. Her vaccinology research focuses on understanding uptake, impact, and effectiveness of HPV and other adolescent vaccines with an emphasis on addressing health disparities. Her STI research focuses on social and behavioral aspects of transmission dynamics and prevention. Funded by a diverse grant portfolio (NIH, CDC, and private foundations), her work is interdisciplinary by design and includes behavioral and clinical epidemiology, surveillance, and qualitative approaches.
As Director of the CT Emerging Infections at Yale, she oversees a large program of public health surveillance and applied epidemiology research focused on respiratory viruses (including SARS-CoV-2), foodborne illness, healthcare associated infections at the community interface, and HPV vaccine impact.
Dr. Niccolai is currently on the editorial board for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and she has served as an adviser and reviewer for National Institutes of Health (including serving as chair of Health Promotion in Communities study section) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conferences and grant programs. She participated as a Fellow in the 2023-2024 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program, a prestigious leadership program committed to advancing women for leadership positions in academic medicine.
Dr. Niccolai received her Sc.M. at Harvard School of Public Health and her Ph.D. at Tulane University. She has been teaching epidemiology methods courses to MPH, MS, and PhD students for over 20 years.
Appointments
Yale School of Public Health
Associate DeanDualEpidemiology of Microbial Diseases
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Academic Affairs
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
- Connecticut Emerging Infections Program
- Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
- Global Health Studies
- HPV Working Group (Niccolai Lab)
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
- YSPH Global Health Concentration
Education & Training
- PhD
- Tulane University, Epidemiology (2000)
- MSc
- Harvard School of Public Health, Epidemiology (1995)
- BS
- Georgetown University, Mathematics (1991)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
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News
- June 27, 2024
YSPH joins national coalition strengthening public health preparedness
- June 27, 2024Source: Yale School of Public Health
YSPH Joins National Coalition Strengthening Public Health Preparedness
- April 01, 2024
Yale Research Team Awarded $4 Million Grant to Evaluate New Immunizations for Infant RSV
- March 13, 2024
New Faculty Journal Club aims to encourage discourse on the science of teaching