Suruchi Sood, Ph.D. is a multidisciplinary health communication scholar, an accomplished educator, and a research professional with 30+ years of experience. She has managed strategy development, capacity-building, and research on social and behavior change in over 30 low- and middle-income countries across five continents. She uses mixed methods and her skills range from advanced multivariate statistical modeling to community-based participatory visual and narrative techniques. Her specific interest is studying entertainment education. She has managed evaluations of multi-platform interventions including multiple audiences and within a variety of contexts. She has over 12 years’ of experience as a mentor, educational leader, and instructor, teaching graduate public health courses, and guiding MPH and Ph.D. students at Johns Hopkins University, Arcadia University, and Drexel University. Suruchi has authored over 100 publications including co-authoring a book: “Health Communication Fundamental Planning, Implementing and Evaluation in Public Health.” In 2019, she received the American Public Health Association (