Katherine Marconi, Ph.D., MS., recently retired from the University of Maryland Baltimore, where she taught global health and epidemiology. She received her doctorate from George Washington University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Most of her public health career was spent in the federal and Pennsylvania State governments, where she worked in global and domestic HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care; and chronic diseases. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on public health topics. She edited, “Big Data and Health Informatics,” published by Auerbach. One of her passions is translating complex information into understandable concepts to improve public health.