Maanasa Chitti is a dedicated health communications professional committed to improving public health. Drawing on her research and health care experiences, she specializes in enhancing the quality of informational materials about health. With innovative communication strategies at the forefront, she works to share facts about research and evidence-based practices in engaging resources that guide action to improve health.

As a health communications associate for the Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center at EDC, Chitti advances the design and dissemination of research-based, audience-tailored resources that focus on sharing effective substance misuse prevention strategies to propel action.

Previously, Chitti served as a communications specialist, research assistant, and graduate teaching assistant. She completed a communications-focused internship for a maternal health initiative based at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Chitti holds an MSPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering from the Vellore Institute of Technology. She has native proficiency in English, full professional proficiency in Tamil, and professional working proficiency in Hindi.