Dr Katie Milligan Susong
Research Fellow - Modelling Climate - Sensitive Infectious Disease
United Kingdom
I approach research with curiosity, intentionality, and awareness — driven by questions that matter, grounded in evidence, and shaped by a deep respect for the people and systems affected by the answers. My work is shaped by the belief that science should not only illuminate what is coming, but also empower people to meet it — with foresight, with flexibility, and with fairness. I work at the intersections of epidemiology, ecology, climate science, and public health. I have experience in field and laboratory research, public health management and policy development, quantitative modelling expertise, statistical analysis and spatial analysis. The core aim of my research is to understand how environmental change, urbanisation, and globalisation reshape disease risk, and to translate that understanding into tools and policies that protect communities.
Affiliations
Teaching
Open to supervision of MSc students
2025 -2026 MSc teaching
2007-AB1 - Extended Epidemiology
2402-C2 - Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
2464-D1 - Modelling & the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Research
- Evaluating how forecasting tools actually shape rapid outbreak response, resource allocation, and long-term policy.
- Quantifying shifts in disease dynamics in regions experiencing simultaneous urban growth and climate change.
- Assessing whether current public health systems are ready for the future disease landscape — and where they are not.