Jessie Seiler (she/her) helps identify the most popular and pernicious health and nutrition-related misinformation trends on social and traditional media, including fad diets, pseudoscience, and unsupported health claims. She also assists in developing campaigns to counter this misinformation, working in collaboration with colleagues across CSPI.

Prior experience

Jessie is a social epidemiologist with an MPH in behavioral sciences and health education from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Washington. Prior to joining CSPI, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and later worked with the United States Agency for International Development in Senegal. She has worked for both domestic and international public health non-profits, as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jessie is also an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the University of Washington's Department of Epidemiology.

Joined CSPI

Isaiah joined CSPI in March 2025.

What's the most inspiring part of your job?

"Working with people who care both about science and about how we communicate that science is really wonderful!"