Leeanna Allen is a Health Communications and Education Expert with special interests in Risk Communication, Emergency Public Information, Message Development, Clear Communications, Plain Language, Health Education, Public Health, and Hospital Emergency Preparedness and Response. She studied a Master's degree in Public Health, Behavioral Science and Health Education at Emory University, and a Bachelor's in History, Technology, and Society at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has worked as a Health Communication Specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in different departments like Division of TB Elimination, Emergency Operations Center, and Health Communications Specialist, and has held positions like Health Community Emergency Training and Exercise Coordinator at Georgia Department of Human Resources, Workforce Development Coordinator at Arizona Department of Health Services, and Student Health Clinic Intern at Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, she worked as a Career MPH Graduate Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, among other roles.