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Dr Rosanna Barnard

MMath PhD FHEA

Research Fellow
in Vaccine Economics

LSHTM
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

I joined the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in July 2020 as a Research Fellow in Infectious Disease Modelling. I am based within the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, which is part of the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health.

Since 2020 I have been working alongside Mark Jit and John Edmunds and a number of collaborators within the Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID), mostly focussed on the UK's response to COVID-19. In December 2022 I took up a position as a Research Fellow in Vaccine Economics, working with Mark Jit on a project assessing the wider economic impacts of Salmonella vaccines.

I am also a member of the Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response (CEPR), the Global Health Economics Centre (GHECO), and the Vaccine Centre (VaC).

Before joining LSHTM I was based at the University of Sussex, where I am now a Research Associate. As well as doing research, I am passionate about research communication, teaching and widening participation in science more generally.

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Centres

Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID)
Vaccine Centre
Global Health Economics Centre
Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response

Research

I am interested in using mathematical and statistical techniques to provide better understanding about the real world.

My current work involves assessing the wider economic impacts of Salmonella vaccines, working with Professor Mark Jit and collaborators at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea, the World Health Organization, and Shift Health in Canada.

My previous Research Fellow role focussed on using mathematical models in the context of the COVID-19 response. My funding for this came from the EU Horizon 2020 EpiPose project. The aim of this project was to provide epidemic intelligence to minimise 2019-nCoV’s public health, economic and social impact in Europe. I was involved in a number of projects utilising SARS-CoV-2 transmission models to understand the key drivers of disease spread as well as provide useful projections to help guide policy responses.

Previously I have enjoyed working on theoretical network-based models in the fields of neuroscience and epidemiology. I am fascinated by the universal nature of networks and the complex nature of the network structures we all engage in throughout our lives. More recently, I have been involved in more applied, data-driven modelling to inform real-world insights.

I am happy to discuss new ideas and projects, so please contact me via email if you would like to set up a virtual coffee or propose a collaboration.

Research Area
Economic evaluation
Public health
Vaccines
Disease control
Immunisation
Outbreaks
Modelling
Discipline
Epidemiology
Mathematical modelling
Statistics
Vaccinology
Disease and Health Conditions
Infectious disease
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Coronavirus
Ebola
Region
Euro area
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
World

Selected Publications

Modelling the medium-term dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in England in the Omicron era.
Barnard RC; Davies NG; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases COVID-1; Jit M; Edmunds WJ
2022
Nature Communications
Simulating respiratory disease transmission within and between classrooms to assess pandemic management strategies at schools.
Endo 遠藤彰 A; CMMID COVID-19 Working Group; Uchida 内田満夫 M; Liu 刘扬 Y; Atkins KE; Kucharski AJ; Funk S
2022
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Dosing interval strategies for two-dose COVID-19 vaccination in 13 middle-income countries of Europe: Health impact modelling and benefit-risk analysis.
Liu Y; Pearson CAB; Sandmann FG; Barnard RC; Kim J-H; CMMID COVID-19 Working Group; Flasche S; Jit M; Abbas K
2022
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
The impact of COVID-19 vaccination in prisons in England and Wales: a metapopulation model.
McCarthy CV; O'Mara O; van Leeuwen E; CMMID COVID-19 Working Group; Jit M; Sandmann F
2022
BMC Public Health
Using high-resolution contact networks to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 transmission and control in large-scale multi-day events.
Pung R; Firth JA; Spurgin LG; Singapore CruiseSafe working group; CMMID COVID-19 working group; Lee VJ; Kucharski AJ
2022
Nature Communications
Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in English care homes: a modelling study.
Rosello A; Barnard RC; Smith DRM; Evans S; Grimm F; Davies NG; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases COVID-1; Deeny SR; Knight GM; Edmunds WJ
2022
BMC infectious diseases
Transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in a strictly-Orthodox Jewish community in the UK.
Waites W; Pearson CAB; Gaskell KM; House T; Pellis L; Johnson M; Gould V; Hunt A; Stone NRH; Kasstan B
2022
Scientific Reports
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