Research Group
Current Post-Docs / Fellows
Omar El Deeb: (2023-) Modelling for vaccine control and cost-effectiveness.
Alison Hale: (2024-) Software Engineer.
Jake Carson (2024-) Models of genomics and epidemiology (ViGOR project)
Current PhD students
Swetha Usha Lal (2020-) Statistical aspects of fitting to epidemic data
Yiping Zhang (2020-) Immunological models of infection, re-infection and vaccination.
Phoebe Asplin (2022-) Symptom propagation
Thomas Wolfgarten (2022-) Measuring and incorporating human behaviour into epidemic models.
Elliot Vincent (2023-) The spread of trichomoniasis in the UK finch population
Luke Murray Kearney (2023-) Methods of generating contact networks from diary data.
Daniel Higgins (2024-) Models for incorporating environmental noise into epidemiological models
Fateen Yasir (2024-) Understanding measles dynamics in historic and contemporary populations
Alumni (Post-Docs)
Trystan Leng (2021-2022) Models of COVID-19 within schools
Laura Guzman-Rincon: (2021-2024) Sophisticated statistical models of infection, especially COVID-19
Sam Moore (2020-2022) Vaccination against COVID-19. (Lecturer, University of Lancaster)
Joe Hilton (2018-2021) Models of infection in Kenya (University of Manchester)
Massimo Carvallaro (2016-2023) Health Data Research for the Midlands Project. (Leicester)
Ed Hill : (2016-2020 ) Health economic predictions for vaccination. (Lecturer, Liverpool University)
Jolene Atia : (2015-2018) Mathematical Models of Footrot infection in sheep (NHS Trust)
Kat Rock : (2014-2017) Predictions of Human African Trypanosomiasis (Professor, University of Warwick)
Sam Brand : (2013-2022) Spatial and Network models of livestock disease spread (Modeller CDC).
Penny Hancock : (2010-2012) Predicting spread and sources of infection from complex human movement patterns (Lecturer, Imperial College).
Samik Datta : (2009-2016) Models of Bee Diseases & Health-Economics for Dept of Health (Population Modeller, NWIA, New Zealand)
Jayanthi Santhanam : (2009-2010) Models of livestock diseases in the USA (Post-Doc in Nick Savill's Lab, Edinburgh)
Leon Danon : (2008-2011) Understanding contact networks and models of pandemics (Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol)
Thomas House : (2008-2014) Household structure and its impacts on disease dynamics and intervention strategies. (Professor, University of Manchester)
Amandine Lurette : (2008-2009) Network models of Salmonella control in the pig industry. (Lecturer, Montpellier)
Matthew Vernon : (2006-2012) Animal movements and the spread of infectious diseases of farm animals (Principal Systems Administrator at Sanger Centre)
Joshua Ross : (2005-2006) Markovian models in ecology and epidemiology (Professor, University of Adelaide)
Steve Webb : (2005-2009) Evolution in spatial networks, pair-wise approximation models (Modelling expert, Syngenta)
Jane Heffernan : (2005-2006) Immunological models of infectious diseases, waning immunity. (Professor, Dept. Mathematics, York Uni., Toronto)
Mike Tildesley : (2002-2009) Spatial simulations of infectious diseases, particularly foot-and-mouth disease (Professor, Warwick University)
Jonathan Read : (2000-2008) Contact networks and disease evolution (Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University)
Ken Eames : (2000-2007) Contact networks for sexually transmitted infections (NIH personal fellowship, Lecturer at LSHTM, now left academia)
Alumni (Phd Students)
Abi Copeland (2020-205) Models of the spatial spread of Varroa in UK honey bees (Smith Institute)
David Helekal (2020-2023) Statistical aspect of phylogenetics. (Harvard)
Suzie Cant (2018-2023) Multiple strain models of malaria. (UKHSA)
Connor White (2019-2022) Dynamics of multiple strain infections and human immunity.
Ben Millar (2018-2022) Age-structured models of sleeping sickness (GSK)
Trystan Leng (2017-2021) Network models for the spread of sexually transmitted infections (PDRA Warwick, Wellcome Trust fellowship Lancaster)
Sophie Meakin (2016-2020) Spatial models of infection and the development of spatial correlations (EpiCentre/MSF)
Cameron Lack (2016-2021) Models of within-host infection dynamics
Chris Davis (2016-2020) Stochastic models of Sleeping Sickness (PDRA, Warwick)
Emma Davis (2015-2018) Models of vector-borne diseases (Lectureship Warwick)
Joe Hilton (2015-2019) Dynamics of household infection with demography (Lectureship Manchester)
Katherine Broadfoot (2015-with drew) Models of measles and influenza transmission
Peter Dawson (2012-2016): Movement networks and the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (Analyst at Government Operational Research Service)
Mike Irvine (2011-2015): Dynamics and spatial patterns of sea-grass (PDRA, Uni of British Columbia)
Kat Rock (2010-2013): Models of vector-borne diseases (Professor, University of Warwick)
Matt Graham (2010-2014): Network Structure and Epidemic Spread (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Sam Brand (2009-2012): Spatial models of disease spread and invasion (PDRA at Warwick)
Elizabeth Widman (2008-2012): Competition and Species Composition on Coral Reefs (Data Scientist, Doximity San Francisco, CA.).
Ellen Brooks Pollock (2004-2008): Cattle movement database and the modelling of bovine TB. (Post-Doc at Harvard, now Lecturer at Bristol)
Jim MacDonald (2002-2006): Seasonal birth pulses in wildlife diseases. (Associate Analyst Programmer for Tessella)
Ken Eames (2000-2003): Contact networks for sexually transmitted infections (NIH personal fellowship, now left academia)