Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH

Sathasivan, TNA's director of communications, is an award-winning health communications expert with more than 15 years experience in strategic planning, writing, graphic design, and health education. Her career has ranged from conducting research on the influence of media and video games on health perceptions to leading the team that developed the first Texas Health and Human Services brand guide. She is an advocate for person-centered communications and trains health care professionals on best practices for writing about health topics. Sathasivan holds a Master of Public Health degree from Emory University and earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Science in molecular biology from The University of Texas at Austin.