Carley Anderson, MPH, CPH, CHES, BMus., began playing piano at the age of six, and violin at the age of eleven. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance in 2012. She was a touring member of the University Choir and Orchestra, performing concerts across the United States from Missouri to Washington.
After graduation, she began work in Syracuse, NY as a Public Health Program Coordinator, assisting with travel medicine, occupational health and safety, fetal protection, hearing conservation, and more. She since worked in public health in a number of other federal agencies, including the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration, and the Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention at the Department of Veterans Affairs. She graduated from the University of New England with her Master of Public Health in 2017.
She currently serves as a Lieutenant Commander Health Services Officer in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, serving as a Health Communications Specialist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She is also an Adjunct Faculty in the Graduate Programs of Public Health at the University of New England.