Louise is a Reader in One Health at the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences at the University of Liverpool. She is an epidemiologist with extensive operational research experience. Her current research interests are focussed on the surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases, neglected tropical diseases, and emerging zoonosis in humans and how it affects nation programmes in the context of environmental and climate change and complex emergencies. She is a member of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Non-Governmental Organisation Network (NNN), Conflict and Humanitarian Emergency (C&HE) Cross-Cutting Group.