Sarah Mehdaova

Bio

As the public health specialist, Sarah connects coastal communities and the Sea Grant research community. Mehdaova is a member of the extension team and works towards building capacity for health equity in communications during disasters for underserved coastal Latino and Latina communities in North Carolina.

Mehdaova previously worked as a COVID-19 Lead with the CDC Foundation at the Washington State Department of Health in Tumwater, Washington, where she facilitated emergency management programs involving heat waves, flooding, and medication preparedness. She also oversaw the development and progress of multiple cross-departmental projects as a medical logistics and countermeasure coordinator. Additionally, she worked with Ready Responders Inc., in Las Vegas, Nevada, a non-emergency private practice, where she was a project manager and practice administrator.

Mehdaova earned her bachelor of science in public health from East Carolina University where she presented her preliminary research of social determinants of health at a conference at the Brody School of Medicine. She has a master’s degree of public health from the University of Arizona.