Dr
Tanya MarchantProfile page
Professor of Implementation Science
Disease Control
Orcid identifier0000-0002-4228-4334
- Professor of Implementation ScienceDisease 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.
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 ScienceLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Disease Control, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2021 - present
- Associate ProfessorLSHTM, DCD, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2012 - present
- Assistant ProfessorLSHTM, GHD/DCD, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2006 - 30 Sep 2012
- Research FellowLSHTM, GHD, based in Tanzania1 Jan 2005 - 30 Sep 2006
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Programme ConsultantHarvard School of Public Health, based in Tanzania1 Feb 2004 - 1 Mar 2005
- Research Assistant/PhD studentSwiss Tropical & Public Health Institute/Ifakara Health Institute, based in Tanzania1 Mar 1997 - 31 Dec 1999
- Research AssistantHarvard School of Public Health/MRC Gambia, based in Gambia1 Jan 1993 - 1 Mar 1995
DEGREES
- PhD EpidemiologySwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland1 Jan 1999 - 1 May 2002
- MSc Medical DemographyLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK1 Sep 1995 - 1 Sep 1996
CERTIFICATIONS
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and TeachingLSHTM, 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