University of Georgia

Lauren Dempsey

Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes & Policy (PHSOP)
Graduate Student
Ph.D. Student

Lauren Dempsey is a PhD student in the Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes and Policy program in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she completed a Presidential Management Fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She currently continues her work at the CDC as a Public Health Analyst in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. She received her Master of Science in Public Health degree (Epidemiology) at Emory University and her Bachelor of Science degree (Biology) at UGA. She is currently working with Dr. Susan Smith on projects related to sepsis and other patient outcomes in Intensive Care Units. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, singing in choirs, watching theatre, and wildlife photography.

Honors, Awards, and Achievements

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “On-the-Spot” Award – 2025

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “On-the-Spot” Award – 2024

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “On-the-Spot” Award – 2023

  • Presidential Management Fellow – 2022

  • Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship – 2018

  • Student Employee of the Year Nominee, University of Georgia – 2018

  • Undergraduate Academic Graduation Distinction – 2018

  • UGA Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Assistantship – 2016

Research Interests
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Sepsis
  • Cancer Survivorship
Lauren Dempsey
Lauren Dempsey

Program: PHSOP

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