Meet the experts

 

Nearly 100 researchers, project managers and other support staff contribute to the PEERSS mission. The research teams produce better evidence so that policymakers and other stakeholders can make better decisions, resulting in better lives.

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Sandy Oliver

Name
Sandy Oliver
Role
Partner Lead
Areas of Expertise
Research methodology and public engagement, particularly:  Systematic reviews that generate, explore or test theory; Evidence maps; Rapid reviews; Shaping research questions and reviews in discussion with policy teams, practitioners and the wider public; Strengthening systematic review capacity; Producing reviews that inform decisions that change public services.
Country
United Kingdom

Yaolong Chen

Name
Yaolong Chen
Role
Team Lead
Areas of Expertise
Clinical practice guidelines; Reporting guidelines
Country
China

Marcela Vélez

Name
Marcela Vélez
Role
Team Lead, Researcher
Areas of Expertise
Health policy, Rapid reviews, Evidence maps, Evidence briefs, Health system policy, Epidemiology
Country
Colombia

Getachew Tollera

Name
Getachew Tollera
Role
Deputy Director General of EPHI, Core Team Member
Areas of Expertise
Policy brief, Rapid evidence review, Stakeholder dialogue 
Country
Ethiopia

Jesse Uneke

Name
Jesse Uneke
Role
Team Lead
Areas of Expertise
Health policy & health system; Public health; Epidemiology
Country
Nigeria

Prof Ruth Stewart

Name
Prof Ruth Stewart
Role
Co-Team Lead
Areas of Expertise
General expertise: Evidence synthesis, Evidence networks, Evidence capacities, Evidence-informed policymaking, Co-production, Evidence systems, Embedding & institutionalization of evidence-use. Specific interests: Stakeholder engagement, art and science of evidence use, evidence for development
Country
South Africa

Prof. Donald Simeon

Name
Prof. Donald Simeon
Role
Co-Team Lead, Researcher/ Biostatistician
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Nutrition, public health
Country
Trinidad and Tobago

Jorge Barreto

Name
Jorge Barreto
Role
Partner Lead
Areas of Expertise
Public health (evidence gap maps, evidence synthesis, rapid reviews, systematic reviews, primary qualitative and quantitative research, engagement of stakeholders, deliberative dialogues, citizen panels, capacity building, knowledge brokering)
Country
Brazil

Ms. Shelly-Anne Hunte

Name
Ms. Shelly-Anne Hunte
Role
Co-Team Lead, Research Fellow
Areas of Expertise
Epidemiology, Evidence synthesis
Country
Trinidad and Tobago

Laura Boeira

Name
Laura Boeira
Role
Partner Lead
Areas of Expertise
Public health, Bioethics (evidence gap maps, evidence synthesis, rapid reviews, systematic reviews, primary qualitative and quantitative research, stakeholder mapping and engagement, deliberative dialogues, citizen panels, capacity building, knowledge brokering, situational analysis, Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation)
Country
Brazil

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