I am an Environmental Engineer researching the links between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health. As part of the Environmental Health Group at LSHTM, I coordinate two large clinical trials: TISA in northern Senegal and SaniVac in Mozambique. The TISA trial, run in collaboration with Action Contre la Faim, evaluates whether a simple WASH kit improves recovery rates among children with severe acute malnutrition. The SaniVac trial, in partnership with INS-CISPOC, investigates the impact of a sanitation intervention on child health and oral vaccine effectiveness in dense urban neighbourhoods of Maputo. Alongside trial coordination, I lead a research project exploring the link between extreme rainfall and schistosomiasis transmission in Madagascar.

I completed my PhD at Imperial College London as part of the WISER project, in collaboration with Addis Ababa University, the Natural History Museum London, and the National Institute for Medical Research Tanzania. My doctoral research focused on the effectiveness of water treatment processes against schistosome cercariae, the larval stage of the parasite causing schistosomiasis. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from McGill University and a Master's in Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London.