Natalia Rodriguez

Natalia Rodriguez

Associate Professor of Public Health
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (courtesy)

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (765) 494-8287
Fax:
Location: West Lafayette

Purdue University
College of Health and Human Sciences
Department of Public Health
Matthews 218
812 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Education

  • BS, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 2009
  • BS, Biology, MIT, 2009
  • MSE, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2013
  • PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2016
  • MPH, Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2017

Research Interests

  • Point-of-care cancer detection tools
  • Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
  • Human-centered design (HCD)
  • Health technology deployment
  • Technologies for global health

Publications

Awards

  • APHA Ayman El-Mohandes Young Professional Public Health Innovation Award, 2025
  • International Papilloma Virus Society Early Career Recognition Award, 2025
  • NIH Director’s new Innovator Award, 2023
  • Excellence in Research Impact, Department of Public Health, Purdue University, 2023
  • Excellence in Community Engagement, Department of Public Health, Purdue University, 2023
  • Emerging Scholar, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2023
  • Horizons Faculty Mentor Impact Award, Purdue University, 2022
  • Woman of Distinction, Salute to Women Award, YWCA of Greater Lafayette, 2022
  • Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during COVID-19 Pandemic, Purdue University, 2021
  • Core of Engagement Award for Families Tackling Tough Times Together Program, Team Member, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, 2021
  • NIH/NCI Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award, 2019
  • Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, Finalist & Runner-Up, Jane Diagnostics, 2019
  • Societal Impact Dissertation Award, College of Engineering, Boston University, 2016
  • Graduate Student Paper of the Year, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2015
  • NIH/NIBIB Diversity Supplement Award, 2014-2016
  • USAID Research and Innovation Fellow, 2014
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2011-2014
  • MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI-France) Grant Recipient, 2008
  • MIT Office of Minority Education-Laureate and Leader Award, 2007-2009
  • MIT “C. Michael Mohr” Undergraduate Research Award, 2007