Crystal R. Watson | |
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| Born | Crystal R. Boddie April 9, 1983 |
| Other names | Crystal Franco |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Boulder, BA (2004) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH (2009), DrPH (2017) |
| Spouse | Matthew Watson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health Security, Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security |
| Thesis | Risk-Based Decision Making During Public Health Emergencies Involving Environmental Contamination (2017) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mary A. Fox |
Crystal Watson (née Boddie, born April 9, 1983) is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. She is an expert in health security, biodefense, and risk assessment and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases. She is currently working on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.