Amish is a US-trained physician and graduate of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service training program. Before starting his PhD program at Australian National University, Amish worked at CDC in public health intelligence and participated in the COVID-19 response.

Amish’s PhD research examines the barriers and enablers of outbreak reporting using mixed methods and expert group feedback. He is also conducting policy-informing research on tobacco and other nicotine-containing products.