Dr Michaela Riddell is a research fellow with teaching and research responsibilities. She is Project Manager for the NHMRC-Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) funded project: "Improving the control of hypertension in rural India: Overcoming barriers to diagnosis and effective treatment - CHIRI" currently being conducted at 3 sites in rural India. She has previously managed the Australasian Peers for Progress Diabetes Program a controlled evaluation of peer support groups as a mechanism to improve health outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes and its transferability to other countries. Michaela started her career as a diagnostic laboratory scientist specialising in viruses at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Hospital at Fairfield. A Gradute Diploma in Epidemiology and Biostatistics followed by her PhD has given her skills and experience in data analaysis, particularly related to validation and comparison of techniques. She is experienced in community based interventions and assessment. She teaches both undergraduate and Masters level, Disease Prevention and Control and Global Health