Melissa Bullock is the Nevada State Medical Epidemiologist. In this role, Melissa oversees the Office of State Epidemiology, which is comprised of multiple and interrelated epidemiology disciplines, including infectious disease, environmental health, chronic disease, health equity, occupational health, facility specific infection control, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, informatics, the Nevada Central Cancer Registry, and the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity program. These epidemiology disciplines come together to support preparation, prevention of outbreaks and poor health outcomes, and proactive surveillance to help drive upstream policy and decision making.
Melissa has an extensive background in public health and epidemiology, having served as both a disease investigator and epidemiologist at Washoe County Health District from 2005-2016. Melissa also served as the Nevada State Epidemiologist before accepting the position as the Nevada State Medical Epidemiologist. Melissa holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Nevada, Reno and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Environmental Sciences.