Dr Samantha Colquhoun
Areas of expertise
- Public Health And Health Services 1117
- Health Information Systems (Incl. Surveillance) 111711
- Infectious Diseases 110309
- Epidemiology 111706
- Pacific Peoples Health 111715
- Community Child Health 111704
- Major Global Burdens Of Disease 420207
- Nutritional Epidemiology 420208
- Community Child Health 420601
Research interests
- Emerging diseases
- Health security
- Tuberculosis
- Maternal Child Health
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Immunisation research and EPI
- Health System Stregthening
- Health workforce
- Public Health emergency response
Biography
Samantha is an epidemiologist and international health researcher with 25 years’ experience in operational and clinical health research in low and middle income countries. Her work has primarily focused the delivery of maternal and child health services to vulnerable populations, the epidemiology and management of rheumatic heart disease in the Pacific, drug-resistant tuberculosis, vaccine clinical trials, Maternal and Child Health and health system strengthening.
Prior to joining NCEPH Sam has held roles in programme management and research in the Pacific and Papua New Guinea. Sam has worked extensively in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Sam joined ANU in March 2019 as a Research Fellow with NCEPH, working on a variety of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response projects. She is currently a Fellow on the ASEAN Scholars program for the Masters of Epidemiology, supervising students from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Her research program focuses on food safety and infant and child malnutrition and infection in Timor-Leste and field epidemiology workforce strengthening in the Pacific and South East Asia.
Researcher's projects
- Pacific Evidence Informed Policies and Programs (Pac-EVIPP)-PI
- ACIAR Bacterial enteropathy and nutrition (BEN) study Timor-Leste (2023-2027) -PI
- Stunting and gastrointestinal infections in infants in Timor-Leste: A pilot study -PI
- ASEAN MAE Scholars Program (completed)
- Integrated Systems for Epidemic Response (ISER CRE) - completed
- NHMRC End RHD CRE associate investigator -completed
- Public Health risk factors for hypernatraemic dehydration of infants in Timor-Leste
Current student projects
Ms Nadine Hunt, 2024-25 MAE scholar, Mayu Kawayu study
Ms Kristen Graham, PhD scholar. Topic: Strengthening the birth preparedness and complicationreadiness capacity of primary care midwives working in rural and remote resource-limited settings; providing evidence for policy and practice.
Dr Kudakwashe Chani, PhD scholar. Topic: Models of care for patients with drug-resistance tuberculosis in low- and middle income countries.
Ms Malen Chan, ASEAN MAE Program, Masters of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Field Placement- Insitute Pasteur au Cambodge (2022-2023)- completed
Ms Stephanie Panchision, PhD scholar, Understanding the health burden and control impacts for Salmonella infections in Australia.
Ms Huyen Nguyen, ASEAN MAE scholar, Masters of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Field Placement National Insitute of Hygeine and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam (2022-23)-completed
Dr Abu Sayeed, PhD Scholar. Sources and transmission routes of zoonotic important enteric pathogens: A OneHealth approach to the analysis of exposure and genomic data.
Dr Daniel Fakaufon. Masters of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Field Placement Fiji Ministry of Health, Centre for Disease Control. (2023-24)
Mr Stefan Thotunkul. Honours student, JCSMR, ANU (completed 2022)
Ms Margie Niki. Masters of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Field Placement Darwin. NT. (completed)
Dr Tin Tun Win, ASEAN MAE Program, Masters of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Field Placement- Ministry of Health, Naypytaw, Myanmar (2020-2021 completed)
Dr Khonesavanah Bounma, ASEAN MAE Program, Masters of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Field Placement- National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology,Vientiane Laos PDR. (2020-2021 completed)
Dr Ei Ei Zar, ASEAN MAE Program, Masters of Philosophy (2020-2022). Myanmar (Completed).
Dr Amy Parry, PhD scholar. Topic: Field emergency epidemiology health workforce system strengthening (completed)
Investigation of risk factors related to forumula feeding in Timor-Leste- SORT-IT student project Almerio Moniz, SAM Study, Dili, Timor-Leste (completed)
Evaluation of meningitis/encephalitis syndromic surviellence in Timor-Leste- SORT-IT student project Adelio Miguel, Ministry of Health, Timor-Leste (completed)
Publications
- Parry, A, Richardson, A, Kirk, M et al. 2023, 'Team effectiveness: epidemiologists perception of collective performance during emergency response', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23.
- Parry, A, Kirk, M, Colquhoun, S et al. 2022, 'Leadership, politics, and communication: challenges of the epidemiology workforce during emergency response', Human Resources for Health, vol. 20, no. 1.
- Parry, A, Law, C, Pourmarzi, D et al. 2022, 'Contribution of the Australian field epidemiology training workforce to the COVID-19 response, 2020', Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1-5.
- Pham, T, Hoang, T, Quach, H et al. 2021, 'Timeliness of contact tracing among flight passengers during the COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam', BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 21, no. 1.
- Parry, A, Colquhoun, S, Brownbill, A et al. 2021, 'Navigating Uncertainty: Evaluation of a COVID-19 Surge Workforce Support Program, Australia 2020-2021', Global Biosecurity, vol. 3, no. 1.
- Parry, A, Colquhoun, S, Field, E et al. 2021, 'How can we better support the public health emergency response workforce during crises?', Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, vol. 12, no. 4.
- Parry, A, Kirk, M, Durrheim, D et al. 2021, 'Emergency response and the need for collective competence in epidemiological teams', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 99, no. 5, pp. 351-358.
- Alene, K, Wangdi, K, Colquhoun, S et al. 2021, 'Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Medicine, vol. 19, no. 1.
- Parry, A, Kirk, M, Durrheim, D et al. 2021, 'Shaping applied epidemiology workforce training to strengthen emergency response: a global survey of applied epidemiologists, 2019-2020', Human Resources for Health, vol. 19, no. 58.
- Franklin, R, Peden, A, Hamilton, E et al. 2020, 'The burden of unintentional drowning: Global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study', Injury Prevention, vol. online.
- James, S, Castle, C, Dingels, Z et al. 2020, 'Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017', Injury Prevention, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 96-114.
- Alene, K & Colquhoun, S 2017, 'Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016', The Lancet, vol. 390, no. 10100, pp. 1084-1150.
- Engelman, D, Kee, M, Mataika, R et al. 2017, 'Secondary prevention for screening detected rheumatic heart disease: Opportunities to improve adherence', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 154-162.
- Engelman, D, Mataika, R, Kee, M et al. 2017, 'Clinical outcomes for young people with screening-detected and clinically-diagnosed rheumatic heart disease in Fiji', International Journal of Cardiology, vol. 240, pp. 422-427.
- Engelman, D, Kado, J, Remenyi, B et al. 2016, 'Focused cardiac ultrasound screening for rheumatic heart disease by briefly trained health workers: A study of diagnostic accuracy', The Lancet Global Health, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. e386-e394.
- Wang, H, Coates, M, Coggeshall, M et al. 2016, 'Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 388, no. 10053, pp. 1725-1774.
- Engelman, D, Wheaton, G, Mataika, R et al. 2016, 'Screening-detected rheumatic heart disease can progress to severe disease', Heart Asia, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 67-73.
- Wyber, R, Boyd, B, Colquhoun, S et al. 2016, 'Preliminary consultation on preferred product characteristics of benzathine penicillin G for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever', Drug Delivery and Translational Research, vol. 6, pp. 572-578.
- Vos, T, Allen, C, Arora, M et al. 2016, 'Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 388, no. 10053, pp. 1545-1602.
- Wang, H, Naghavi, M, Allen, C et al. 2016, 'Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 388, no. 10053, pp. 1459-1544.
- Kassebaum, N, Barber, R, Dandona, L et al. 2016, 'Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 388, no. 10053, pp. 1775-1812.
- Engelman, D, Kado, J, Remenyi, B et al. 2016, 'Screening for rheumatic heart disease: Quality and agreement of focused cardiac ultrasound by briefly trained health workers', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 16, no. 1.
- Murray, L, Barber, R, Foreman, K et al. 2015, 'Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: Quantifying the epidemiological transition', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 386, no. 10009, pp. 2145-2191.
- Vos, T, Barber, R, Bell, B et al. 2015, 'Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 386, no. 9995, pp. 743-800.
- Naghavi, M, Wang, H, Lozano, R et al. 2015, 'Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', Lancet, The (UK edition), vol. 385, no. 9963, pp. 117-171.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- (Pac-EVIPP plus)Strengthening epidemiology network partnerships for a strong and integrated applied epidemiology workforce in Asia and the Pacific region (2024- 2028) (Secondary Investigator)
- Timor-Leste One Health Bacteria Enteropathy and Nutrition (BEN) Study (Primary Investigator)
- Operational Capacity of Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network Partners within the WHO Western Pacific and South East Asia Regions (Primary Investigator)
- A systematic review of publications to identify the burden and types of disabilities associated with TB disease (Primary Investigator)
