LCDR Mpofu was commissioned as a Scientist officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and joined CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in 2012. She completed her PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education with a focus in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and has an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. While at CDC, she has worked as an Epidemiologist in the Division of Reproductive Health and Office of Minority Health and Health Equity. She currently serves as Team Lead for Scientific Support and Innovation in the Division of Adolescent and School Health in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC.