Linda Stephanie Lloyd

Linda S. Lloyd, DrPH, MPH, is a social scientist specializing in the design and evaluation of community-centered vector control programs that reflect local social and ecological contexts. She has worked with WHO and PAHO for over twenty-five years to strengthen ministry of health capacity in behavior change and risk communication for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases through technical assistance, workshops, and training courses. Dr. Lloyd is a member of the Lancet Commission on Arboviral Diseases and the PAHO/WHO External Evaluation Group of New Technologies for Aedes spp. Control. She served on the PAHO/WHO Regional Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program Review Group (2008 to 2015), WHO-TDR Research Reference Group on Dengue and Other Viral Diseases of Major Public Health Importance (2009 to 2011), and the TDR/WHO Scientific Working Group on Dengue (2001, 2006). Dr. Lloyd is Adjunct Faculty at San Diego State University, School of Public Health.