Lead Epidemiologist, Health Informatics and Surveillance Manager, Vaccine Signal Detection & Investigation at SAEFVIC, Victoria’s Vaccine Safety Service. My doctoral work on optimizing spontaneous vaccine safety surveillance had immediate relevance and continued impact as the global Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 crisis brought calls for development and release of vaccines at “pandemic speed”, further highlighting the need for robust and timely vaccine safety surveillance. I continue to lead in this field of research with expertise in vaccinology, surveillance and signal detection. I am also experienced in public health and infectious diseases more broadly with a strong background in emerging infectious diseases, outbreak management and infectious disease surveillance system design and evaluation.
Personal Interests: I live in rural Victoria, Australia on a 13 acre property with alpacas, guinea pigs and maine coon cats! I am also a volunteer firefighter and Captain of the local fire brigade.