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Miss Kathy Thomas

Research Assistant

United Kingdom

I am an epidemiologist with a particular focus on the implementation and evaluation of public health interventions. I am currently working in the TB Modelling Group conducting research to better understand how countries would implement a potential new TB vaccination.  Prior to this, I have worked on the implementation of RSV vaccinations in community pharmacies in the UK and the evaluation of a multicomponent menstrual health intervention in Ugandan secondary schools (MENISCUS trial)

 

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Centres

Vaccine Centre

Research

Tuberculosis

Vaccine and Immunisation

Adolescent health
Capacity strengthening
Randomised controlled trials
Reproductive health
Sexual health

 

 

Research Area
Menstrual hygiene
Adolescent health
Sexual health
Vaccinations
Infectious disease policy
Global health
Disease and Health Conditions
Tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
Country
Uganda
United Kingdom
South Africa
Brazil
Indonesia
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)
South Asia

Selected Publications

How can new TB vaccines be effectively introduced in Indonesia? Insights from diverse stakeholders
Putri, ND; Fuady, A; Soeharno, N; Zafira, AS; Valeria, MS; Wicaksana, P; Yuniar, P; Nadjib, M; Yudha, A; THOMAS, KA; CLARK, RA; Hadinegoro, SR; White, RG;
2026
PLOS Global Public Health
Interferon gamma release assay and sputum GeneXpert positivity for tuberculosis burden detection in people deprived of liberty in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
De Araujo Arcanjo, GG; Bampi, JV B; Santos, KM; Ventura, MS; Lemos, EF; Boeira, EG; Possuelo, LG; De Freitas, GL; De Oliveira, BD C V; Jesus, JS; Costa, AG; Cordeiro-Santos, M; Vasconcelos, MP A; Tavares, MG; Ruffato, R; Barreto-Duarte, B; Carneiro, PP; Andrade, BB; CLARK, RA; THOMAS, KA; WHITE, RG; Croda, J;
2026
BMC public health
Acceptability of a proposed new tuberculosis vaccine among people deprived of liberty in Brazil.
Bampi, JV B; Arcanjo, GG D A; Santos, KM; Ventura, MS; Lemos, EF; CLARK, RA; THOMAS, KA; WHITE, RG; Croda, J;
2026
Vaccine
Feasibility and acceptability of a sleep health intervention among adolescents in Ugandan schools: A prospective pilot intervention study.
NDEKEZI, D; Kyomugisha, R; Nyangoma, B; Namirembe, P; Nanyonga, B; Nyaruhuma, A; Ateo, C; Rutainama, CR; THOMAS, KA; Batuusa, R; Muhindo, B; Kasabiiti, S; Alezuyo, C; KYEGOMBE, N; BONELL, C; Michelson, D; Baker, FC; Orchard, F; MBAZZI, FB; WEISS, HA;
2026
SLEEP Advances
Insights on the implementation strategies for a potential new tuberculosis vaccine in South Africa.
THOMAS, KA; Okoro, C; Ntshiqa, T; Damovsky, V; Goldberg, D; Ramokhoase, O; CLARK, RA; Jassat, W; Churchyard, GJ; Abdullah, F; Kubjane, M; SEELEY, J; Charalambous, S; WHITE, RG;
2026
PLOS global public health
Associations of menstrual health with school absenteeism and examination performance among Ugandan secondary school students: A prospective study.
Baleke, C; Mugenyi, L; NELSON, KA; THOMAS, KA; NDEKEZI, D; Enomut, JR; Alezuyo, C; Jerrim, J; WEISS, HA;
2026
PloS one
Epidemiology of sleep health and associations with mental health among in-school adolescents in Uganda: A cross-sectional mixed-methods study.
Namirembe, P; Nanyonga, B; NDEKEZI, D; Nyangoma, B; Kyomugisha, R; Nyaruhuma, A; Ateo, C; Rutainama, CR; THOMAS, KA; Batuusa, R; Muhindo, B; Kasabiiti, S; Alezuyo, C; KYEGOMBE, N; BONELL, C; Michelson, D; Baker, FC; Orchard, F; MBAZZI, FB; WEISS, HA;
2026
Sleep health
Interviews among key stakeholders in South Africa to understand the priorities and implementation strategies of a potential new TB vaccine
THOMAS, K; Okoro, C; Ntshiqa, T; Damovsky, V; Goldberg, D; Ramokhoase, O; CLARK, R; Jassat, W; Churchyard, GJ; Abdullah, F; Kubjane, M; SEELEY, J; Charalambous, S; WHITE, RG;
2025
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Menstrual Pain Management, School Absenteeism and Educational Performance Among Adolescent Students: Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Analysis Nested Within a Cluster Randomised Trial.
Namirembe, P; Nassanga, A; Baleke, C; Nanyonga, B; Kyasanku, R; Belfield, S; Ssenyondwa, D; Haruri, EM; Nakalema, S; THOMAS, KA; NDEKEZI, D; NELSON, KA; Torondel-Lopez, B; WEISS, HA;
2025
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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