Elizabeth R. Gagnon graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. After graduation from UNH, she attended Emory University in Atlanta, GA where she earned her Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology and worked as a microbiologist for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A native of Manchester, NH, Elizabeth currently works for the State of New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services as a Communicable Disease Epidemiologist where she is responsible for the investigation of foodborne outbreaks and disease surveillance. She remains connected to the UNH community through her volunteer work with the Durham Ambulance Corps, which provides emergency medical services to the communities or Durham, Lee, Madbury, and UNH.
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