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Nicola Wardrop (previously Batchelor) is an MRC funded Research Fellow working in the Geography and the Environment Academic Unit of the University of Southampton. Nicola's main research focus is the use of epidemiological data, environmental data and spatial statistics to investigate neglected zoonotic diseases in Africa.

Nicola's research interests include the application of GIS, mapping, spatial analysis and geostatistical modelling to infectious disease distributions. She is particularly interested in their application to neglected tropical diseases, zoonoses and vector borne diseases. Her recent research has focused on human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Uganda and scrub typhus in Taiwan.





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  • Recents posts on my research, spatial epidemiology, neglected diseases and the world of academia more generally!
  • Research visit to the University of Queensland I'm currently based at the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. This three month research visit is funded as part of my MRC fellowship and will allow me to work closely with Associate Professor Archie Clements and his team who have considerable experience in the field of spatial epidemiology and the fitting of Bayesian spatial models for disease data. The aim of the visit is to provide vital input into the data analysis and spatial modelling for my current research project, and to provide a means for me to develop my spatial analysis and Bayesian modelling skills.
    Posted Jan 24, 2013, 7:58 PM by Nicola Wardrop
  • Spatial epidemiology PhD opportunity. I am currently advertising a PhD studentship within Geography and Environment entitled "Spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases in East Africa". The PhD student will use GIS, spatial analysis and spatial modelling methods to analyse a recently completed dataset on the occurrence of infectious diseases in both livestock and humans in rural Western Kenya (the dataset covers a wide range of infections, including cysticercosis, Q-fever, malaria and helminthiasis). The dataset includes information on risk factors, co-infections with several pathogens, economics, environmental data and geographic data on disease distributions. For more information, see the studentship advert. Closing date, 1st Feburary 2013.
    Posted Nov 21, 2012, 6:12 AM by Nicola Wardrop
  • New research project website now live The website for my "Integrated Geospatial Analaysis Framework for Neglected Zoonotic Diseases" research project is now live: check it out for more information on this ongoing research project.
    Posted Nov 30, 2012, 1:14 AM by Nicola Wardrop
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