Karen Cowgill

Karen Cowgill is an experienced public health professional and academic with a diverse background in epidemiology and global health. Currently serving as a Resident Recruiter at Rooted Northwest AgriVillage and a Member of the Board of Directors at Tilth Alliance, Karen Cowgill also holds multiple positions as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in both the Department of Global Health and the Department of Health Services. Previous roles include Public Health Consultant at Dicentra Consulting, COVID-19 Response Epidemiologist at Public Health – Seattle & King County, and faculty positions at Seattle University and the University of Washington Tacoma. Karen Cowgill's extensive education comprises a PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an MSc in Medical Parasitology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an MPH in General Public Health from Columbia University, among other qualifications.