Samyra R. Cox

I am an infectious disease epidemiologist with fifteen years of global health experience, primarily in tuberculosis (TB) programs and research. My research focuses on using epidemiologic and implementation research methods to answer policy-relevant questions about optimizing interventions for TB. I have been collaborating with Indian researchers on prospective cohort studies and trials focused on TB since 2017, including several studies under the Regional Prospective Observational Research for TB (RePORT) consortium. Currently, I am a co-investigator on the TB Aftermath hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial which assesses the comparative effectiveness of home-based vs. phone screening for TB in the post-treatment period in India. I am also a co-PI for the TB Free Schools Initiative in India, a cohort study that assesses the yield of active case finding for TB among school children. In addition to my projects in India, I am interested in identifying and testing novel strategies to help close the case detection gap for TB in Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries.