James Trauer
(03) 9342 9442 | james.trauer@mh.org.au
- Position:
- Public Health Physicial and Epidemiologist
- Theme(s):
- Tuberculosis
- Discipline(s):
- Public Health
- Unit(s):
- Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)
- Lab Group(s):
- Victorian Tuberculosis Program Group
James Trauer is a practising respiratory, sleep, general and public health physician currently completing a PhD in mathematical modelling for tuberculosis control. Previously based at the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control, since returning to Melbourne he has focused on quantitative methods to inform tuberculosis control, undertaking projects to guide developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. As an epidemiologist for the Victorian Tuberculosis Program, he is also working to establish OptimaTB, an interactive software platform for tuberculosis programs in highly endemic regions. He also co-supervises two PhD students.
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Research Groups
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Victorian Tuberculosis Program Group
Justin’s group specialises tuberculosis (TB) with an emphasis on latent TB and conducts activities ranging from expansion of theoretical foundations for understanding latency and risk associated with TB infection to socio-cultural engagement with communities at high risk for TB, and development of strategic public health policies towards TB elimination. The group includes researchers with expertise in a range of methodologies, including clinical research, epidemiology, mathematical modelling, ethics and interventional research.
Lab Team
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Medical Director of the Victorian Tuberculosis Program
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Manager of the Victorian Tuberculosis Program
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Epidemiologist
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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Alistair McKeown
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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Clinical Nurse
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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Leona Burke
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Rachael McAllister
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Richard Melville
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Public Health Nurse
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Administrative Officer
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Senior Social Worker
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Amy Peachey
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