Investigating infectious disease outbreaks
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I’m a field epidemiologist for the UK Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health England). I investigate infectious disease outbreaks and research diseases both in the UK and internationally. I’m part of the UK public health rapid support team, a deployable team of public health professionals that support disease outbreaks and public health incidents overseas.
I have worked in public health intelligence since graduating, and have been recently coordinating the UK’s response to COVID-19. My day to day work as a field epidemiologist now includes responding to disease outbreaks in the Yorkshire and Humber area, carrying out disease surveillance, and undertaking research projects to benefit the region.
During my course, I spent two weeks conducting fieldwork in Nepal and a 6-8 week research placement in South Africa. My masters gave me a good foundation in epidemiology and research and gave me the opportunity to collaborate with different stakeholders and work internationally, which is directly relevant to what I do now.
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