Marci Sontag is the Director Center for Public Health Innovation. She has a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and an M.S. in Biometrics from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Sontag has studied pediatric clinical outcomes and newborn screening systems since 1995, with a particular focus on cystic fibrosis newborn screening.
Marci brings knowledge and experience in epidemiology, data analysis, program development, facilitation, and program evaluation. She has spent much of her career studying the epidemiology of cystic fibrosis, the airway microbiome, and other pediatric genetic disorders. Her passion is to help improve the public health field by applying innovative solutions to common problems and partnering with public health stakeholders at the local, regional, and national levels.