Stephanie Barahona

Stephanie Barahona is a Media Specialist and Associate Specialist in Public Health Preparedness & Response at the Association of Public Health Laboratories since January 2020, focusing on public health initiatives, committee support, and web content management related to COVID-19. Prior experience includes serving as a Health Policy Analyst for the FDA, where regulatory and historical research was conducted for abbreviated new drug applications. Stephanie also worked as a Patient Services Associate at The American Kidney Fund, managing grants and communicating with kidney patients, and contributed as a Health Policy Intern at The Pro Bono Counseling Project, performing research and outreach. Early career experience includes office management and bookkeeping as an Office Assistant at Diversified Contractors, LLC. Stephanie holds a Master's degree in Health Communication from Boston University and a Bachelor's degree in Public Health from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.