Work & education
Education
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
PhD Public Health & Policy
Thesis: Examining the origins, nature, and effect of military support to Sierra Leone's Ebola Response
The University of Chicago
BA Public Policy & Human Rights
Thesis: Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance in Sierra Leone: Port Loko and Kambia District Ebola Response in the West Africa EVD Epidemic
Work Experience
Scientist
World Health Organisation, HQ
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March 2025 -
Switzerland
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Scientist within the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research.
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EPR Technical Officer
World Health Organisation, AFRO
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October 2023 - February 2025
Republic of the Congo
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Responsible for a wide remit of work across the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) cluster at WHO AFRO, including serving as mpox Incident Manager for the African region and as Chief of Staff to the Regional Emergencies Director (RED). Core functions included but were not limited to leading on viral haemorrhagic fever guidance for Africa; leading on the WHO's National Public Health Agency (NPHA) initiative for the continent; serving as a core team member on INB negotiations related to the Pandemic Accord; and serving as acting Incident Manager for Africa's dengue public health emergency.
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Public Health Analyst
World Health Organisation, EURO
January 2023 - September 2023
Ukraine; UK
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Analytic support to the Ukraine Health Cluster. Responsible for leading efforts to update Ukraine's Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA).
Queen Elizabeth II Leadership Academy Fellow
Chatham House
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September 2022 - September 2023
UK
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Fellowship within the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, primarily affiliated with the Global Health Programme.
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Principal Investigator
Brown University Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
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September 2019 - September 2022
DRC; Rwanda; Jordan; Philippines; UK; USA
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Research consultant on a US State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)-funded research project headed by the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative at Brown University’s Watson Institute. The study identified challenges, best-practice, and affected community perceptions of military support to humanitarian and public health emergencies.
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Global Public Health Advisor
Mercy Corps
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March 2020 - February 2021
Global
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Lead institutional advisor on COVID-19 mitigation and programming. Responsible for providing programmatic support to Mercy Corps’ global, regional, and country teams in all aspects of the COVID-19 response.
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Ebola Coordination Advisor
UK-Med (on behalf of DfID)
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November 2019 - December 2019
Rwanda
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Support to the Rwanda Ministry of Health’s national public health leadership on Ebola preparedness and the development of rapid response mechanisms. Redesigned the Ministry of Health Incident Management System and Public Health Emergency Operations Centre organigramme.
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Program Management Officer
World Health Organization
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December 2018 - May 2019
DRC
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Chief of Staff function for the WHO response to the Kivu Ebola Epidemic in DRC. Responsible for supporting the WHO Incident Manager in overseeing the coordination of all WHO response architecture and staff (800+). Also responsible for providing technical and operational advice as necessary.
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Lecturer
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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October 2018 - December 2018
UK
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Lecturer in Health Services (i.e., taught and led graduate-level Health Services seminars).
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Consultant
Chatham House
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January 2017 - May 2017
UK
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Designed and coordinated high-level civil-military stakeholder meeting regarding the role of military in disease outbreak response. Published a report on the meeting through Chatham House (see 'Publications').
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Surveillance Advisor
GOAL Global
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October 2014 - September 2015
Sierra Leone
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Responsible for management and coordination of Ebola surveillance teams (~80 personnel) in Sierra Leone’s Port Loko and Kambia Districts. Support included (but was not limited to): developing the overall design of surveillance response structures and operational mechanisms; daily logistics and coordination; resource acquisition; and short and long-term response planning.
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Country Coordinator
Massachusetts General Hospital
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June 2014 - September 2014
Kenya
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Responsible for logistical and programmatic support to health system strengthening initiatives at a community hospital in rural Kenya.
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Team Lead
Peer Health Exchange
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October 2013 - May 2014
United States
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Manager and trainer-of-trainers for sexually transmitted infection workshops, providing young people with the support, resources, education opportunities, and digital products needed to make positive healthy decisions.
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Country Coordinator
Massachusetts General Hospital
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June 2013 - September 2013
Kenya
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As above.
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Team Lead
Peer Health Exchange
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October 2012 - May 2013
United States
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As above.
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Country Coordinator
Massachusetts General Hospital
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June 2011 - September 2012
South Sudan
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Responsible for overseeing and leading efforts to provide midwifery training programmes throughout South Sudan. Also responsible for overseeing a medical training programme at the Juba Teaching Hospital. Further responsible for all in-country logistics including resource acquisition, contingency-planning, and security considerations, as well as for managing all in-country finances.