Diana Haggerty , PhD
Biography
Diana is a Research Academic Specialist in the CS Mott Department of Public Health and is embedded in the Pediatric Public Health Initiative. Diana holds a Masters and PhD in Epidemiology from the Michigan State University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She currently serves as the Director of Research and Evaluation for the Flint Registry, a public health surveillance and support program that follows people who were exposed to the Flint water crisis. Diana also provides research support for the Pediatric Public Health Initiative’s Nutrition Team and serves as a consultant for the Primary Care Research Collaborative’s research training fellowship. Diana’s involvement with the PCRC’s training program grew out of her commitment to medical student education about epidemiology and evidence based medicine and her experience as a clinical epidemiologist working with Primary Care and Family Medicine physicians.
Education
MS, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 2017
Employment
Publications
Longitudinal Associations Between Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program Participation and Pediatric Blood Pressure and Weight Status Nutrients (2026)
Characteristics of Participants Who Consented to Share Data with a Public Health Registry After an Environmental Disaster International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2025)
Factors Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Women of Reproductive Age in Flint, Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Healthcare (2025)
Perceived Harm to Pet Health Associated with Human Quality of Life After a Public Health Disaster International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2025)
Descriptive analysis to establish the prevalence of lead-associated chronic conditions among adult public health registry participants in Flint, Michigan: identifying disparities to support focused recovery efforts BMJ Public Health (2024)