Background

Clarissa Moreira is a PhD Candidate in the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies team. Her research is investigating the determinants of stunting among infants in Papua New Guinea. Clarissa has a background in data management and epidemiology with a focus on malaria and other infectious diseases.

Qualifications

• 2013: Masters of Epidemiology, London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine
• 2008: Bachelor of Arts, the University of Melbourne
• 2008: Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Melbourne

Awards

2016: ViiV Healthcare Runner up oral presentation Prize at mHIVE world AIDS Day Symposium

Positions

• 2014 - ongoing: Research Assistant, Burnet Institute
• 2011-2014: Senior Data Manager, WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN), The University of Oxford, UK
• 2010-2011: Scientific Analyst, WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN), Paris France
• 2006-2009: Research Assistant, The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne