Katrine Wallace

Katrine Wallace

Katrine Wallace is an epidemiologist and an adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the UIC School of Public Health.

Wallace studies disease outbreaks, vaccine-preventable diseases and the spread of health misinformation, especially on social media. She is known to a public audience of more than half a million social media followers as “Dr. Kat.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wallace served on several international science communication initiatives, including Team Halo, a United Nations Verified project, and the World Health Organization’s Project FIDES. She’s since advised the Wellcome Trust and the RAND Corporation on public health communication. The UK government named her a “Vaccine Luminary” at the 2021 G7 Vaccine Confidence Summit. Her professional background spans infectious disease, genetic epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, health economics and outcomes research, epidemiologic methods and biostatistics.

Wallace’s current research examines the consequences of vaccine misinformation during the 2024-25 U.S. measles outbreak. She volunteers with the Chicago Volunteer Medical Corps, staffing mass vaccination events during outbreaks.

Media Mentions

Building and sustaining public trust in science
Washington Post Live

Hantavirus outbreak: Misinformation spreading faster than the virus
STAT News