Tabitha Leighton, MPH
Tabitha Leighton is a project associate for the CIDRAP Comprehensive Influenza Vaccine Initiative (CCIVI). She completed her MPH in public health administration and policy at the University of Minnesota. Her master's work focused on international aspects of intellectual property rights with regard to pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining CIDRAP, she worked as a research specialist at the Pharmaceutical Research in Management and Economics Institute at the University of Minnesota and as a project coordinator at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and took advanced coursework in health services research.
In 2005 Ms. Leighton graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, with concentrations in economics and international relations. Her undergraduate studies included a semester studying international economics in London and a semester in Moscow.