Matthew Wise

Experience

1. Branch Chief, Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch, Dfwed

   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

   Oct 2020 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   The Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch (ORPB) is housed in CDC\'s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED). ORPB\'s mission is to-Efficiently triage, investigate, and solve multistate foodborne and zoonotic outbreaks-Take timely action to prevent illnesses through effective risk communication and outreach-Leverage outbreak data to drive overall prevention of foodborne and zoonotic diseaseORPB rapidly responds to multistate outbreaks and applies outbreak findings to identify gaps in food safety, and animal husbandry, sanitation, and hygiene. In any given week, ORPB is typically monitoring between 17 and 36 possible outbreaks.ORPB collaborates with a wide range of local, state, and federal partners, including public health, animal health, and regulatory officials. ORPB is a member of the Interagency Foodborne Outbreak Response Collaboration—a group comprised of staff from CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture that works together to improve federal foodborne outbreak response.

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles - School of Public Health

  PhD, Epidemiology

  2003 — 2008

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Certificate, Viticulture and Enology

  2006 — 2007

• UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

  MPH, Epidemiology

  2001 — 2003

• Pomona College

  BA, Community Health

  1997 — 2001