Dr Patricia Campbell

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Senior Research Fellow

Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne

Dr Trish Campbell is an infectious diseases modeller with a background in mathematics. During post-doctoral studies, Dr Campbell has developed models across a diverse range of diseases, including COVID-19, pertussis, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), scabies and group A Streptococcus. Dr Campbell’s predominant research interests centre around using modelling to inform infectious disease control policies, particularly in disadvantaged populations and settings with limited information available for model development, with a current focus on scabies and soil-transmitted helminths. Since March 2020, Dr Campbell has been a member of a multidisciplinary team modelling the anticipated clinical requirements of potential COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and Pacific Island countries, with modelling results and interpretation presented to health departments in each country to assist with their preparedness planning.

Related Projects

• SAFETY-NET Training
• Supporting public health preparedness and response for COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea

Related publications

• Glennie, M., Dowden, M., Scolyer, M., O’Meara, I., Angeles, G., Woerle, H., Campbell, P.T. and Gardner, K., 2023. Community-led data collection: Enhancing local-level scabies surveillance in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8(4), p.200.
• Meadows, J., McMichael, C. and Campbell, P.T., 2023. Predictive modelling of Ross River virus using climate data in the Darling Downs. Epidemiology & Infection, 151, p.e55
• Yerramilli, A., Bowen, A.C., Marcato, A.J., McVernon, J., Carapetis, J.R., Campbell, P.T. and Tong, S.Y., 2022. Body distribution of impetigo and association with host and pathogen factors. PeerJ, 10, p.e14154.
• Goldsmith, J.J., Campbell, P.T., Villanueva-Cabezas, J.P., Chisholm, R.H., McKinnon, M., Gurruwiwi, G.G., Dhurrkay, R.G., Dockery, A.M., Geard, N., Tong, S.Y. and McVernon, J., 2022. Capturing household structure and mobility within and between remote Aboriginal communities in northern Australia using longitudinal data: A pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), p.12002.
• Tellioglu N, Chisholm RH, McVernon J, Geard N, Campbell PT (2022) The efficacy of sampling strategies for estimating scabies prevalence. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16(6): e0010456.
• Baker, C.M., Campbell, P.T., Chades, I., Dean, A.J., Hester, S.M., Holden, M.H., McCaw, J.M., McVernon, J., Moss, R., Shearer, F.M. and Possingham, H.P., 2022. From climate change to pandemics: decision science can help scientists have impact. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10.
• Doherty Institute, 2021. Doherty Modelling – Final report to National Cabinet, 5 November. Available at https://www.doherty.edu.au/our-work/institute-themes/viral-infectious-diseases/covid-19/covid-19-modelling/modelling (Accessed 24 April 2023).
• Doherty Institute, 2021. Doherty Modelling – Final report to National Cabinet, 5 November. Available at https://www.doherty.edu.au/our-work/institute-themes/viral-infectious-diseases/covid-19/covid-19-modelling/modelling (Accessed 24 April 2023).
• Chisholm, R.H., Crammond, B., Wu, Y., Bowen, A.C., Campbell, P.T., Tong, S.Y., McVernon, J. and Geard, N., 2020. A model of population dynamics with complex household structure and mobility: implications for transmission and control of communicable diseases. PeerJ, 8, p.e10203.