Research Interests My research focusses on a range of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of medical and veterinary importance, in particular leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and more recently onchocerciasis. Current research objectives include quantitation of heterogeneities in vector-host transmission, development of assays to detect super-spreaders and vector bite exposure, and community-based trials to test novel intervention methods. Working in a diversity of endemic field-based sites alongside international collaborators, the research aims to be translational and to inform mathematical transmission models.