Jess Craig
Former Future Perfect Fellow
Jess Craig was a Future Perfect fellow covering global public health, science, and environment. Previously, she worked as an infectious diseases epidemiologist and global health security adviser supporting various US government agencies, multilateral organizations, and private research institutes.
Jess has worked as a multimedia freelance journalist and foreign correspondent covering emerging technologies, development, Indigenous communities, and neglected conflicts and crises. In 2020, Jess was an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media fellow. In 2021, she received a Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists grant to report on the impacts of climate change and illegal commercial concessions in the Congo.
Jess holds undergraduate degrees in microbiology and English writing and a graduate degree in public health. She can be reached at jessica.craig@vox.com.
Latest articles by Jess Craig
Supporting groups that work on malaria, lead poisoning, and other health issues can make a big difference with just a little money.
From HIV to malnutrition, here’s what the loss of 83 percent of USAID programs looks like.
They’re a step in the right direction.
No, they aren’t a scam.
Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.
And four other burning bird flu questions, answered.
The global fight against HIV is at a perilous tipping point.
An intervention to reduce child mortality may accelerate drug resistance.
Volunteers, not FEMA, are the bedrock of disaster response. How do we best support them?
Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.