Contact information
Katherine Theiss-Nyland
MPH PhD
Academic Visitor
Infectious disease epidemiologist focusing on vaccines and maternal & child health
Katherine is a PhD epidemiologist with over 15 years experience in global health. Her interests and expertise are in the areas of vaccines, maternal & child health, malaria, and health systems strengthening.
She has worked across Africa and South Asia, designing and leading randomised control trials and operational research. Katherine has held roles within WHO and USAID in maternal & child health and malaria prevention, and worked with CHAI and national governments in low-resource settings to advise on vaccine and laboratory health policy and practice for improved health care delivery.
Katherine continues to collaborate with OVG on infant vaccine projects in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Uganda.
Recent publications
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Efficacy of typhoid conjugate vaccine in Nepal: final results of a phase 3, randomised, controlled trial.
Journal article
Shakya M. et al, (2021), Lancet Glob Health, 9, e1561 - e1568
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Protection by vaccination of children against typhoid fever with a Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in urban Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised trial.
Journal article
Qadri F. et al, (2021), Lancet, 398, 675 - 684
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Phase 3 Efficacy Analysis of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Trial in Nepal.
Journal article
Shakya M. et al, (2019), N Engl J Med, 381, 2209 - 2218
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Phase 3 Efficacy Analysis of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Trial in Nepal.
Journal article
Shakya M. et al, (2019), N Engl J Med, 381, 2209 - 2218
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Can ITN distribution policies increase children's ITN use? A DHS analysis.
Journal article
Theiss-Nyland K. et al, (2019), Malar J, 18