Amie Wojtyna, PhD, MSBS, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology Public Health programs at the University of Indianapolis. Prior to coming to the University of Indianapolis she concentrated her efforts in the fields of enteric diseases and antimicrobial resistance. She has held positions as a surveillance epidemiologist for both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Indiana State Department of Health. She also has extensive outbreak investigation experience. Her doctoral studies were a mandate by Congress to investigate the link between using antimicrobials in food-producing animals and subsequent resistance in human commensal gut flora. Amie’s research interests include infectious diseases epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, environmental health and food insecurity, and community engagement through service-learning.