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Dr

Tanya Marchant

Professor of Implementation Science

Disease Control

Orcid identifier0000-0002-4228-4334
  • Professor of Implementation Science
    Disease Control

BIO

Tanya is an implementation scientist with training in demography (Demography and Health MSc, LSHTM, 1996) and epidemiology (Epidemiology PhD, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 2001).
She lived in The Gambia at the Farafenni Medical Research Centre site 1990-95 working for Harvard School of Public Health; in Ifakara, Tanzania 1997-2000 working for Ifakara Health Institute and Swiss TPH; and in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania 2001-07 working for LSHTM and IHI. Since 2007 Tanya has been based at LSHTM in London while continuing to travel and work in sub-Saharan Africa and India. Tanya leads research grants that investigate the effectiveness of health interventions for mothers and children in real-world settings and is co-editor of the journal Tropical Medicine & International Health.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Implementation Science
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Disease Control, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2021 - present
  • Associate Professor
    LSHTM, DCD, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2012 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    LSHTM, GHD/DCD, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2006 - 30 Sep 2012
  • Research Fellow
    LSHTM, GHD, based in Tanzania1 Jan 2005 - 30 Sep 2006

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Programme Consultant
    Harvard School of Public Health, based in Tanzania1 Feb 2004 - 1 Mar 2005
  • Research Assistant/PhD student
    Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute/Ifakara Health Institute, based in Tanzania1 Mar 1997 - 31 Dec 1999
  • Research Assistant
    Harvard School of Public Health/MRC Gambia, based in Gambia1 Jan 1993 - 1 Mar 1995

DEGREES

  • PhD Epidemiology
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland1 Jan 1999 - 1 May 2002
  • MSc Medical Demography
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK1 Sep 1995 - 1 Sep 1996

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching
    LSHTM, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2009

RESEARCH CENTRES

  • Centre for Evaluation
  • Centre for Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health
  • Malaria Centre

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
  • India

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES