Associate ProfessorVictoria Brookes

Victoria's research focuses on using epidemiology to promote evidence-based practice in One Health, particularly emerging and neglected infectious diseases. She has extensive research experience using methods such as risk assessment and disease modelling for the development of strategies for disease preparedness, including prevention, detection, and response. Victoria has led several projects including One Health for health promotion strategies in the Southeast Asian and Oceanic regions, One Health capacity building in the Pacific region, and One Health on Country: making a difference to animals and their people in remote Indigenous communities in Australia. She is currently researching of a range of diseases including rabies, Chandipura virus, and Japanese Encephalitis virus, with collaborators in India, Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Victoria's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Understanding Life on Earth, Healthy Animals, Healthy Ecosystems, Biosecurity.