I have a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen's University, Canada, and both an MSc and a PhD in Epidemiology from the LSHTM. For my PhD, I analysed seasonal influenza in England & Wales using complex statistical models. Afterwards I worked on a variety of projects, mostly malaria-related. In the past I have worked on meta-analysis and risk factors for heart disease at the University of Cambridge and on the epidemiology of hepatitis C at Public Health England.
Affiliations
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Centres
Malaria Centre
Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Centre
Antimicrobial Resistance Centre
Teaching
I am a tutor on the MSc Epidemiology by distance learning. I teach on modules related to the control of communicable diseases and advanced statistics.
Research
For my PhD I investigated the impact of antigenic drift and of vaccination of the elderly on incidence of general practice consultations for influenza-like illness and deaths due to pneumonia and influenza in England & Wales.
More recently, I provided epidemiological and statistical support to several malaria-related projects. These included an evaluation of the Global Fund initiative to increase market share of quality assured antimalarials in several low income countries (the Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria, or AMFm).
During the academic year 2015/16 I was the co-Course Director for the MSc Veterinary Epidemiology (maternity cover). I am on a career break from research, working part-time as a distance learning tutor and raising my young daughters.
More recently, I provided epidemiological and statistical support to several malaria-related projects. These included an evaluation of the Global Fund initiative to increase market share of quality assured antimalarials in several low income countries (the Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria, or AMFm).
During the academic year 2015/16 I was the co-Course Director for the MSc Veterinary Epidemiology (maternity cover). I am on a career break from research, working part-time as a distance learning tutor and raising my young daughters.
Research Area
Complex interventions
Evaluation
Immunisation
Epidemiology
Disease and Health Conditions
Influenza
Malaria
Infectious diseases
Selected Publications
2018
BMC health services research
2015
Malaria journal
2015
Tropical medicine & international health
2014
Health affairs (Project Hope)
2014
PloS one
2014
Malaria journal
2013
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
2013
BMJ open
2013
Malaria journal
2012
Lancet