Elif Alyanak

Elif Alyanak

Elif Alyanak is a DrPH candidate at The George Washington University (GWU) Milken Institute School of Public Health and a Principal of Vaccine and Health Care Policy at Avalere Health. Elif’s research focuses on the ways in which evidence is interpreted, evaluated, and translated into public health policy, in an effort to apply value-based strategy to improve immunization policies and programs with efficient, pragmatic, evidence-based solutions. Prior to her research and work at GWU and Avalere, she served as a fellow and research analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working primarily within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD).