Coralei Neighbors

Coralei Neighbors, MSc, is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Population Health Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. Her research integrates infectious disease surveillance, economic evaluation, and policy analysis to inform evidence-based and equitable vaccine strategies. Her work sits at the intersection of infectious disease epidemiology, health economics, and global health policy, applying decision-analytic modeling and surveillance data to support population-level decision-making and resource allocation.

Coralei holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Science Studies from Baylor University and a Master of Science in Global Health from Duke University. She is currently pursuing graduate certificates in East Asian Studies, International Development Policy, and College Teaching, enhancing the global relevance and instructional impact of her work.

Her research contributes to advancing approaches that translate economic and epidemiologic evidence into actionable policy insights. She aims to support policymakers in developing effective, sustainable, and equity-driven immunization strategies. Long term, she aspires to contribute to global health systems strengthening through economic evaluation, decision-analytic modeling, and policy engagement.