Katrina Saphrey
40 Under 40 Class of 2023
North Chesterfield, Virginia
Senior Epidemiologist
Virginia Department of Health - Crater Health District
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I know that the decisions that I make have a larger impact, and it is my duty to serve my people. I hope and plan to serve them well.
Three words to describe me:
devoted, innovative, resilient
The best part of my job:
building and maintaining relationships with community members, organizations, and my colleagues who represent the interconnected network that drives public health action
Something that would surprise others about me:
Global health was my first public health interest. I studied abroad in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Jamaica during undergrad and graduate schools all working on community health initiatives.
Katrina Saphrey has served as the District Epidemiologist for the Crater District Health Department since 2020. Her job involves leading the Communicable Disease Team and serving as the subject matter expert for communicable diseases. She also leads the COVID-19 Containment Team, which continues to provide resources to the community.
Her role expanded to supervise the Disease Intervention Specialists and the overdose prevention program. Katrina previously worked within the Division of Surveillance and Investigation at the Virginia Department of Health in foodborne, waterborne, and respiratory disease epidemiology.
Katrina earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology from Eastern Virginia Medical School. She is a member of Delta Omega and she is currently pursuing a Certification in Infection Control (CIC).
