CURRICULUM VITAE CARY SUZANNE LEA, PHD, MPH - Professional Academic and Public Health Career CV

Sep 15, 2026

Comprehensive curriculum vitae for Cary Suzanne Lea, PhD, MPH, detailing an extensive education background and a long-term public health and epidemiology career. The CV lists degrees in political science, environmental health, and epidemiology, alongside specialized training at international and academic institutions. It summarizes academic and research positions spanning multiple universities, research organizations, and public health agencies, including leadership roles in communicable disease preparedness. It also records committee and faculty appointment service across graduate instruction, curriculum leadership, admissions, tenure-track searches, and research cores.

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CURRICULUM VITAE CARY SUZANNE LEA, PHD, MPH BUSINESS ADDRESS: Department of Public Health Brody School of Medicine 610 Moye Blvd, mailstop 660 East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27834 Office 252-744-4036 [LeaC@ecu.edu](LeaC@ecu.edu) EDUCATION: Dates Location Degree | 1980-84 | Rhodes College | B.A. Political Science, 1984 | | --- | --- | --- | | 1986-88 | Memphis, TN
Yale University
School of Public Health
New Haven, CT | M. P. H. Environmental Health, 1988 | | 1992-1995 | University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
Berkeley, CA | Ph.D. Epidemiology, 1995 | | 1996-1997 | International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Lyon, France | Special Training Award | | POSITIONS: | | | | Dates | Position | | 1987-1988 1988-1989 1990-1991 Graduate Researcher, Environmental Health Program, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT (Mentor, Rebecca Calderon, PhD, MPH, deceased) Research Associate, ICF-Clement Associates, Fairfax, VA Research Associate, Washington Occupational Health Associates, Washington, DC 1991-1991 Graduate Researcher, Office of Cancer Prevention, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 1992-1995 Pre-Doctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (Dissertation Committee Chair, Patricia A. Buffler, PhD, deceased) 1996-1996 Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA (Mentor, Patricia A. Buffler, PhD, MPH) 1998-1999 Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 1999-2000 Communicable Disease Epidemiologist, San Francisco City/County Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA 2000-2002 Chief Epidemiology Officer (Preparedness), Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR 2002-2003 Communicable Disease Epidemiologist, Marin County, CA, Department of Health and Human Services, San Rafael, CA 2004-2008 Research Epidemiologist, Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle Park, NC 2008-2014 Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2014-2022 Associate Professor (Tenured 4-25-2014), Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 2022- Professor (7-1-2022), Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, present Greenville, NC ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES: Dates Academic Appointment / Committee Fall 1993 Graduate Instructor, Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 1998-2000 Visiting Lecturer, Institute for Community and Collaborative Studies, California State University, Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA 2001 Member, Advisory Committee, Arkansas Cancer Registry, Little Rock, AR 2001 Member, Curriculum Subcommittee, Chancellor's Committee on Designing Structure of College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR 2001-2002 Member, Admissions Committee, College of Public Health, UAMS, Little Rock, AR 2001-2002 Clinical Adjunct Professor, College of Nursing, UAMS, Little Rock, AR 2001-2002 Teaching Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, UAMS, Little Rock, AR 2003 National Electronic Data Surveillance System Compliance Planning Workgroup, State of California, on behalf of Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, San Rafael, CA. 2008- Member, Graduate Faculty, Division of Graduate Studies, East Carolina University 2008-2014 Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2009-2014 Chair, Doctoral Planning Committee for PhD in Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2008-2014 Member, Admissions Committee, Masters of Public Health (MPH) Program, Department of Public Health, Brody School of M

FAQs

What degrees and training does Cary Suzanne Lea list in the CV?

The CV lists a B.A. in Political Science (1984), an M.P.H. in Environmental Health (1988), and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology (1995), plus special training through the International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization.

What kinds of positions are included in the CV’s work history?

It includes graduate research and research associate roles, post-doctoral research positions, communicable disease epidemiology work, and senior leadership such as Chief Epidemiology Officer (Preparedness).

What academic service and committee work does the CV describe?

The document records roles such as graduate instructor and visiting lecturer, membership on advisory and admissions committees, curriculum and committee chair positions, tenure-track faculty search participation, and service connected to research cores and graduate faculty roles.

Sep 15, 2026

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