Rachel Pullan MSc PhD

Lecturer

After completing my first degree in Biochemisty at Imperial College in 2004, I went on to obtain an MSc in Demography and Health at the LSHTM in 2005/6 and completed my PhD in October 2009, supervised by Simon Brooker.

My PhD research focused on the spatial and genetic epidemiology of parasite co-infection (malaria, soil transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis), with field work undertaken in rural communities in Uganda and Brazil.

Affiliation

Teaching

My primary teaching committment is the study unit Spatial Epidemiology in Public Health. I also contribute to a number of other study units, including Applying Public Health Principles and Analysis and Design of Research Studies. 

Research

I am broadly interested in infectious disease epidemiology, in particular the spatial epidemiology of malaria and helminth infections. I am especially interested in integrated, targeted control, particularly through schools.

My work supports the development and implementation of geostatistical models for predicting the distribution of infection, identifying-at risk populations and producing decision-making tools to guide control efforts, for the Global Atlas of Helminth Infection (GAHI). For further details of this project see www.thiswormyworld.org.

Current work also includes re-estimation of the global disease burden of intestinal nematodes as part of the Global Burden of Disase study (www.globalburden.org)

Research areas

  • Disease control
  • Helminths

Disciplines

  • Epidemiology
  • GIS/Spatial analysis
  • Genetic epidemiology

Disease and Health Conditions

  • Infectious disease
  • Malaria
  • Malnutrition
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