Ketra L Rice
PhD, MPH, MS, MBA
Health Economics and Policy Researcher
Education
Master of Public Health (MPH) 08/2024
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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PhD, Public Policy 05/2013
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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MS, Agricultural, Environmental and Development (AED) Economics 12/2007
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Master of Business Administration (MBA) 07/2003
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, Normal, AL
Bachelor of Science, Marketing 5/1997
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, Normal, AL
Selected Awards and Honors
2023 Winner, Peer2Peer “Project Leader” Award, CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Annual Honor Awards
– Award for excellence in project leadership
2022 Employee of the Month (October), CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
2022 Participant, Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
– Accepted into 4-day intensive training with 75 participants across the United States. Completed final project “Comparing small area estimates of health insurance coverage: ACS vs PLACES”
2022 Finalist, CDC Health Economics Research Group (HERG), Emergency Response Impact Award
– Award recognizes outstanding research contributions in economics and decision sciences for manuscripts published on topics relating to CDC Emergency Operations Activations (COVID-19).
2020 Cohort, CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Rising Leaders Program
– 1-year competitive leadership development program – completed final project to examine lessons learned from the “COVID-19 experience” and make recommendations for how NCIPC can incorporate best practices for leadership and wellness in a virtual environment.
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