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Team Members

Navneet Dhand

Director, Asia Pacific Consortium of Veterinary Epidemiology
Dr Navneet Dhand is a distinguished veterinary epidemiologist with over two decades of expertise …

Caitlin Pfeiffer

Activity Leader, One Health
Dr Caitlin Pfeiffer is a veterinarian and epidemiologist based at the Melbourne Veterinary School…

Joerg Henning

Activity Leader, Field Epidemiology
Dr Joerg Henning is a Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at the School of Veterinary Science. H…

Annette Burgess

Activity Leader, Teacher and Mentor Training
Dr Annette Burgess is a Professor of Medical Education, at Sydney Medical School, University of S…

Anke Wiethoelter

Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion Advisor
Dr Anke Wiethoelter is a veterinarian with a strong interest in epidemiology, health behaviour an…

Emilie Vallee

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Dr Emilie Vallee is a veterinarian, originally from France. She obtained a masters degree on anim…

Elizabeth Parker

Senior Project Officer
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Parker as a Senior Project Officer for the Asia Pacific C…

Shumaila Arif

Senior Technical Officer
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Shumaila Arif to the APCOVE project as a Senior Technical Officer…

Sandra Steele

APCOVE Activity 3 Senior Technical Officer, One Health
Dr Sandra Steele is a veterinarian and One Health practitioner. She has extensive experience in v…

Deborah McGregor

APCOVE Activity 4 Manager, Teacher and Mentor Training
Deborah is a Senior Project Manager and Educationalist with extensive experience delivering gover…

Charles Caraguel

e Learning Committee
Dr Charles Caraguel is an Associate Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology at the University of Ade…

Jane Heller

Associate Professor, Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Jane is an Associate Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health at the School of Anim…

Jennifer Manyweathers

Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Ruminant Health
Dr Jennifer Manyweathers is a senior lecturer in epidemiology and ruminant health at the School o…

Stephanie Salyer

Technical Advisor
Dr. Stephanie Salyer is a technical advisor to Africa CDC’s Division of Surveillance and Di…

Bruce Gummow

Professor, Specialist in Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Professor Bruce Gummow is a registered specialist in Veterinary Preventative Medicine (Epidemiolo…

Andres Perez

Professor, Endowed Chair of Global Animal Health and Food Security, and Director of the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety
Dr Andres Perez is a DVM and PhD with 25 years of experience as a veterinary epidemiologist, incl…

Andy Yombo

Senior Technical Officer
Andy Yombo has a Masters in Tropical Animal Science with a focus on Epidemiology from James Cook …

Jamaliah Senawi

Veterinary Epidemiologist
Dr Jamaliah Senawi is a veterinary epidemiologist at the Department of Veterinary Services Malays…

Vu Thi Thu Tra

Lecturer
Dr. Vu Thi Thu Tra is a lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National Universi…

Alipio de Almeida

Lecture
Dr Alipio de Almeida is a Timorese field veterinarian with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) …

Angela Hilmers

Chief Scientist
Dr. Angela Hilmers, MD, MPH, MSc holds degrees in Human Medicine from the Christian University of…

Romeo Gundran

Professor and Former Dean
Dr. Romeo Gundran is a Professor and former Dean of the College of Veterinary Science and Medicin…

Abrao Jose Pereira

Lecturer
Dr. Abrao J. Pereira is a Timorese researcher with training from the Philippines and Australia. H…

Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon

Veterinary Epidemiologist
Dr. Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon is a veterinary epidemiologist and clinician specializing in ruminant …

Anna Dean

Veterinary Epidemiologist
Dr Anna Dean is a veterinarian and epidemiologist. She coordinates the global surveillance of dru…

Acacio Cardoso Amaral

Lecturer and Researcher
Dr. Acacio Cardoso Amaral is a lecturer and researcher. He graduated from the Faculty of Veterina…

Anne-Lise Chaber

Lecturer
Dr. Anne-Lise Chaber is a One Health expert who focuses on cross-disciplinary approach to Human, …

Mieghan Bruce

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology
Mieghan Bruce is a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology at Murdoch University, Australia. H…

Art Subharat

Senior Lecturer
Dr Art Subharat has been a senior lecturer in veterinary epidemiology at the EpiCentre since 2017…

Carolyn Benigno

President
Dr Carolyn Anne Benigno is a veterinarian having obtained her degree from the University of the P…

Cord Heuer

Prof, Group Leader, researcher
Prof Cord Heuer is leading the EpiCentre at Massey University, New Zealand, a team of ten academi…

Evan Sergeant

Executive consultant
Dr Evan Sergeant is an internationally recognised veterinary epidemiologist who has made signific…

Harish Kumar Tiwari

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Harish Tiwari graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (…

Ilagi Puana

Dr

Rodel Jonathan Vitor

Associate Professor
Dr. Rodel Jonathan Vitor graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Universit…

Imas Yuyun

Veterinarian
Dr Imas Yuyun is a veterinarian with fourteen years of professional experience in Animal Health i…

Jenny-Ann Toribio

Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Dr Jenny-Ann Toribio is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Sydney. Jenny…

Joanita Bendita Jong

Dr

Julio Pinto

Animal Health Officer (One Health)
Dr Julio Pinto (DVM, PhD) joined the Animal Health Service in FAO in May 2006. Having graduated i…

Samuel Joseph Castro

President, Philippine College of Veterinary Epidemiologists (PCVE)
Dr. Samuel Joseph Castro, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduate from the University of the Phi…

Kaylee Myhre Errecaborde

Policy researcher & Veterinarian
Dr Kaylee Myhre Errecaborde, DVM PhD, is a policy researcher and a veterinarian. Kaylee supports …

Khin Ohnmar Lwin

Tatintharyi Regional Head Director
Dr Khin Ohnmar Lwin is currently head of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department in the …

Khrisdiana Putri

Assistant Professor
Dr Khrisdiana Putri is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas …

Kyaw Naing Oo

Director for Research and Development
Dr. Kyaw Naing Oo has been actively involved in the Regional FETPV programme organized by FAO (Ba…

Mark Stevenson

Professor
Mark is Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at The University of Melbourne, overseeing a researc…

Marta Hernandez-Jover

Professor Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Dr Marta Hernandez-Jover is a Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health at the Schoo…

Martha Simanjuntak

Veterinary Officer
Dr. Martha Simanjuntak work in the division that handles national surveillance and coordination o…

Mary Katherine B. O’Brien

Researcher for Education & Outreach
Dr. Mary Katherine O’Brien is an education researcher with 20 years of experience working i…

Meg Vost

Project Manager
Meg Vost MIPH, BA, is Project Manager for APCOVE. Meg has a passion for capacity building, educat…

Naomi Cogger

Professor
Dr Naomi Cogger is a Professor in Epidemiology at Massey University’s EpiCentre. She drives multi…

Pawin Padungtod

Senior Technical Coordinator
Dr. Pawin Padungtod obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Sci…

Pham Duc Phuc

Researcher
Dr Pham Duc Phuc has specialist qualifications as an epidemiologist, and experience in health ris…

Ronello Abila

Dr

Sam Hamilton

Veterinary Epidemiologist
Dr Sam Hamilton is a veterinary epidemiologist, with a background in animal health surveillance, …

Simon Firestone

Associate Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Dr Simon Firestone is an Associate Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health in the …

Sith Premashthira

Senior Veterinarian
Doctor Sith Premashthira is a senior veterinarian with the Bureau of Disease Control and Veterina…

Soe Soe Wai

Professor, Researcher
Dr Soe Soe Wai is a Professor and Head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health at the Unive…

Sothyra Tum

Director
Dr Sothyra Tum is Director of the National Animal Health and Production Research Institute (NAHPR…

Soulasack Vannamahaxay

Head of the Veterinary Medicine Division
Dr. Soulasack VANNAMAHAXAY is the Head of the Veterinary Medicine Division at the Faculty of Agr…

Stephanie Davis

Researcher
Dr Stephanie Davis is a public health physician, general practitioner, and medically trained epid…

Thanh Long Pham

Veterinary Epidemiologist
Mr. Thanh Long Pham is a veterinary epidemiologist working at Epidemiology Division of the Depart…

Tu Tu Zaw Win

Research Officer
Dr. Tu Tu Zaw Win served as a research officer at the Public Health Division of Livestock Breedin…

Vannaphone Phouthana

Lecturer and Vice-Dean
Vannaphone Putthana is a lecturer in animal disease and medicine, epidemiology, food safety, and …

Victoria Brookes

Epidemiologist, Sydney School of Veterinary Science
Dr Victoria Brookes is an epidemiologist at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. She has an e…

Widagdo Sri Nugroho

Lecturer
Dr. Widagdo Sri Nugroho, DVM, MSc is a lecturer in Veterinary Public Health Department, FVM UGM, …