Anna Wilkinson

I am a post-doctoral researcher and biostatistician specialising in the epidemiology and surveillance of blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections. I have >10 years research experience, building from >10 years clinical experience as a nurse. I have expert skills in epidemiology, biostatistics including complex analysis using Stata and R, and experience in large multidisciplinary research teams. I have experience mentoring and supervised junior staff and students, and teaching research skills nationally and internationally. 

The purpose of my research is to generate epidemiological evidence for evaluation, identify gaps in the public health response, and highlight new opportunities to intervene, to achieve the aim of eliminating these infections as public health threats. I am passionate about integrity in research and improving the quality of science, through teaching and training to elevate the skill level of all researchers.

Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

• monitoring and evaluation of the response to blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections, using data from the ACCESS project (https://accessproject.org.au/)
• indicators and metrics for evaluating public health policy
• surveillance systems and use of surveillance data including adminstrative data for evaluation and monitoring

I have experience supervising Honours (primary supervisor), Masters students (primary supervisor), and doctoral students (associate supervisor). 

Victoria and Tasmania Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia

• Council member (volunteer)

Sexual Health Victoria Board of Directors

• Non-executive director (volunteer)