I joined LSHTM as a member of staff in late 2008 after completing the MSc "Public Health for Developing Countries" here at the school. The focus of my studies was on epidemiology, statistics and health economics. My thesis looked at mental health risk factors of women living with HIV/AIDS in India. Since 2008, I worked part-time (between 40-60% FTE) on various projects at LSHTM and am also enrolled as a staff PhD. The focus of my thesis is the economics of malaria during pregnancy.
Besides my research, I am passionate about teaching students at the school and collaborators in various projects.
In addition, I also hold an MSc in Molecular Biology from the University of Basel in Switzerland, where I wrote my thesis on a protein called Yop M, which is injected into cells via the type III secretion system of Yersinia enterocolitica.
Prior to coming to London, I have worked as a project manager in Switzerland followed by two years working for local NGOs in Chile, South America.
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Teaching
I am a module co-organizer of the term 3 module 3198 "Applying Public Health Principles", which is attended every year by 60- 80 students. I teach various seminars, give lectures, update/write teaching and seminar materials, help organize the timetable and coordinate all seminar leaders of our module.
In addition, I sometimes have tutees or summer project students that I supervise. Last, but not least, I sit on the exam board of the MSc PH4D.
Research
I work part-time (40-60% FTE) on cost-effectiveness or economic analysis of malaria interventions, interventions during pregnancy and maternal- child health interventions. Currently, I am part of the Plus Project, a large scale evaluation of Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention in 4 African countries. In recent years, I have worked on the cost-effectiveness analysis of the RTS,S malaria vaccine versus Seasonal Chemoprophylaxis in Burkina Faso and Mali and the cost-effectiveness analysis of intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisin in HIV negative and positive women (STOPMIP and IMPROVE trials).
Other recent projects include the economic burden of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil, the costing of a antimicrobial resistance surveillance system in three case study countries and a risk factor analysis for depression, anxiety and stress in mothers of babies with congenital zika syndrome.
I am currently also enrolled as a staff PhD at LSHTM. My thesis focuses on the economics of malaria during pregnancy and will be completed in 2025.
My main research interests are in maternal and child health with a particular focus on pregnancy and newborn health. Other areas I find intriguing include mental health of mother and child, impact of parenting/pregnancy interventions with a focus on mental health, long term health impact of diseases, applying economic evaluation to current public health policy questions and optimizing service delivery and health services for disabled people.
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