Dr Lucy Tusting
MSc PhD
Associate Professor
LSHTM
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom
Lucy is an infectious disease epidemiologist who specialises in the control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases. She uses epidemiological and statistical methods to evaluate risk factors and disease control strategies, with a particular interest in housing and the environment.
Lucy previously held an MRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at LSHTM. She was a Research Fellow at the Big Data Institute, University of Oxford (2016-2018) and a Visiting Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania (2015-2016). She has a PhD (2016) and MSc (2010, Distinction) from LSHTM.
Lucy's current research includes a five-year study funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation to develop a tool for remote sensing of vector-borne disease risk in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania based on attributes of the built environment. Lucy serves on the management board of LSHTM's Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health and the Global Vector Hub.
Affiliations
Centres
Teaching
Lucy teaches across a number of courses and programmes at LSHTM. She is Module Organiser for 3176 Integrated Vector Management. She lectures and tutors on the MSc modules Epidemiology and Control of Malaria and the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. She tutors students undertaking the MSc Control of Infectious Diseases and supervises summer projects across several MSc courses.
Lucy currently supervises two PhD projects on:
- The impact of rice growing on malaria vectors in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire
- The impact of ivermectin on malaria vectors in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
Lucy is always willing to hear from students, please do get in touch if you would like to discuss your ideas.
Research
Lucy's research output can be viewed on Google Scholar.
Selected Publications
