I am a Research Fellow in Epidemiology working on vector-borne diseases and a member of the International Statistics and Epidemiology Group (ISEG). My research focuses predominantly on improving the surveillance and control of malaria, dengue and Zika. This mainly involves characterising the heterogeneity of disease transmission to optimise the deployment of limited control interventions and design of large-scale cluster randomised control trials. My work relies on the close collaborations I have with research groups across the world with capacity sharing being a major focus. I have been a member of the school since 2016, with one year based in Tanzania, and completed my PhD in dengue immunoepidemiology in 2021.
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Teaching
I lecture on immunoepidemiology for the Advanced Immunology 2 MSc module. I run practical sessions for both the Basic Epidemiology MSc module and the Introductory Course in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics (ICEM) short course. I have supervised seven MSc students conducting their summer projects.
Research
My main research concerns the heterogeneity of vector-borne disease transmission dynamics. My previous work involved conducting epidemiological analyses on large-scale malaria and dengue seroprevalence surveys in South Africa, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines. This resulted in the identification of hotspots of disease transmission and the development of novel surveillance strategies. My current research, funded by the Gates foundation, focuses on characterising the heterogeneity of disease outcomes in large cluster randomised control trials. This work is to help ensure future trials are adequately powered to detect the impacts of novel interventions that are vital for combatting malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
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