Associate professor. Post-doctorate in Health Policies (University of Southampton, U.K., 2018). Post-doctorate in Global Health (Duke University, USA, 2017). Ph.D. in Public Health / Epidemiology (Federal University of Bahia, 2007). Dr. Erika Thomaz is an Expert in Epidemiology, Statistical Methods Applied to Public Health Research, and Evaluation of Health Services, especially Primary Health Care. Erika has also worked in the evaluation of women's health programs, focused on labor, delivery, and birth for the Ministry of Health of Brazil. Erika has substantial experience working with birth cohort researches and populational surveys.