Dr. Angela M. Malek, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Her recently completed projects related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) examined potential environmental and occupational risk factors for ALS including ambient air pollution and air toxics. Dr. Malek's current research focuses primarily on the impact of COVID-19 on the risk of pregnancy complications, adverse birth outcomes, and post-pregnancy cardiovascular and mortality outcomes. Dr. Malek is also investigating the impact of maternal and infant outcomes in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and characteristics associated with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).