2022 Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Katherine Theiss-Nyland ’02 

Katherine personifies the values of San Domenico School through her work as a global public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist. Since graduating from San Domenico, Katherine has devoted her professional focus to infectious, vaccine-preventable diseases. After graduating from San Domenico, Katherine attended the University of British Columbia before spending 2 years as a Peace Corp volunteer in Malawi. She went on to earn a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Following five years as a Senior Epidemiologist and Program Coordinator at the Oxford Vaccine Group, Katherine recently accepted a new position with Johnson & Johnson as Vaccines Partnership Lead for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Real-World Evidence.

Katherine demonstrates the mission and values of San Domenico through her efforts to bring awareness to global issues and researching new, collaborative ways in which she and others can inspire real change. Currently, Katherine resides in London with her husband, Issam Badri and two children, Nayla and Layth. Although Katherine was unable to join us in-person at the Reunion Luncheon, she prepared a video message that was played on her behalf. Additionally, we were so grateful that Katherine’s mother, Patricia Theiss-Nyland ’73 and aunt, Barbara Theiss-Juniper ’71 were both able to join us at the Luncheon to honor Katherine!