Dr Hilary Bower
MScEpi MScPH PhD
Associate Professor
, Epidemiologist, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team
Hilary Bower is a public health professional and epidemiologist with extensive field experience in Africa and Asia. She is currently a deployable member of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, operated by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and UK Health Security Agency to respond to outbreaks, carry out research in outbreak-prone diseases, and support capacity strenthening for epidemic disease and outbreak response in low and middle income countries, and an Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at LSHTM. She has a PhD in Ebola epidemiology and her research interests include emerging and epidemic infectious diseases, improving outbreak responses and interventions, and innovative surveillance and training approaches.
Affiliations
Centres
Teaching
I tutor on Epidemiology modules in LSHTM, contribute to LSHTM Distance Learning courses, and mentor on epidemiology, outbreak investigation and response internationally. I am involved in the development of Mass Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for outbreaks and pandemics.
Research
Ebola, Lassa Fever, Chikungunya epidemiologiy
Severe undifferentiated febrile illness
Humanitarian health care
Seroprevalence studies
Surveillance