Tara Smith | |
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| Alma mater | University of Toledo Yale University |
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| Institutions | University of Iowa Kent State University |
| Website | taracsmith.com/ |
Tara C. Smith is an American epidemiologist and science communicator. She is a professor at the Kent State University College of Public Health who studies zoonotic infections. Smith was the first to identify strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with livestock in the United States.