Dr. Ayaz Hyder is an Assistant Professor in the College of Public Health and Core Faculty in the Translational Data Analytics Institute at The Ohio State University. Dr. Hyder received his Ph.D. in modeling pandemics and health disparities at McGill University and completed postdoctoral training at Yale University and the University of Toronto. Dr. Hyder combines modeling and data analytics with community engagement methods to conduct research in the areas of birth and infant outcomes, opioid addiction, and food insecurity. Recently, Dr. Hyder has partnered with local health departments in various COVID-19 response efforts, including surveillance, modeling, and mapping vaccine access.