Dr. Julieanne Miranda-Bermúdez, DrPH

Associate Director

Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Julieanne Miranda-Bermúdez, DrPH, MS, is a public health professional with experience in managing projects at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the Zika Response in Puerto Rico, and the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit (PRVCU). She has a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from the UPR, a master’s degree in Public Health-Environmental Health, and a doctorate in Public Health-Environmental Health (DrPH) from the same institution. Her research for doctoral studies focused on understanding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices in communities in Puerto Rico regarding the biology and ecology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a vector responsible for the dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses in Puerto Rico. She has been working in the public health campus for approximately 15 years in research, emergency preparedness, community engagement, and evaluation in state and federal agencies, universities, and non-profit organizations. Currently, she is the Associate Director at the PRVCU and oversees all the efforts that the program is conducting for vector control, surveillance, and community engagement in Puerto Rico and internationally.