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Pallavi Kache, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Epidemiologist, Trachoma Control Program

Pallavi Kache is an epidemiologist and research scientist with the Trachoma Control Program, where she works with in-country staff to conduct population-level trachoma impact surveys, geospatial and environmental modeling, and mixed-methods operational research. Kache is a disease ecologist and infectious disease epidemiologist with expertise in waterborne, vector-borne, and zoonotic diseases. Prior to joining Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ, she was a “disease detective” with CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, working in the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch. She holds a Master of Public Health and a doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from Columbia University, where she studied socioecological drivers of tick and mosquito-borne diseases. While pursuing her doctorate, Kache conducted field-based research in Colombia, South America, as a Fulbright Scholar. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in public health from the University of Texas at Austin, with a concentration in social and behavioral sciences.