Jared is a researcher with a background in ecology and an interest in contributing to a ‘One Health’ approach of tackling zoonotic diseases. To date, his research has focused on better understanding individual variation in space use and contacts, with these insights helping to identify pathways to infection, explore the dynamics of epidemics and inform novel strategies to manage emerging diseases.

Current projects with Mobility Science Lab:

Digital one-health surveillance of antibiotic use and AMR

Past work:

The SARS-CoV-2 Acquisition in Frontline health Care Workers – Evaluation to Inform Response (SAFER) research programme

Collaborators: NHS and UCL Hospital

Coordinated investigations into the within hospital behaviours of healthcare workers and their risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Ecology and epidemiology of Guinea worm infection in dogs

Collaborators: The Carter Center, WHO, Ethiopian Public Health Institute and Chad Ministry of Public Health.

Conducted studies for the global Guinea worm eradication programme, investigating dog husbandry and dog behaviour to determine the transmission pathways for Guinea worm infection in dogs.

The social and spatial ecology of free-ranging domestic dogs in Africa

Collaborators: Institute for Scientific Interchange, Turin

Investigated the space use and contact rates of free-ranging domestic dogs in rural Africa to inform interventions for canine mediated rabies.