Shannon Ball
(she/her)

MPH

Teams and roles for Shannon Ball

Research student
School of Biosciences

Infectious disease epidemiologist studying One Health, human behaviour, and zoonotic disease spillover.

My PhD project is titled "Hidden Risks: Identifying and Addressing High-Risk Behaviours for Zoonotic Disease Transmission." I am collaborating with Public Health Wales to 1) summarize what is already known about behavioral risk for zoonotic disease spillover in Wales, 2) identify hidden behavioral risk factors not already being captured, and 3) determine how best to prevent or mitigate those risks.

Thesis

Hidden Risks: Identifying and Addressing High-Risk Behaviours for Zoonotic Disease Transmission

Funding sources

NERC, BBSRC, MRC

PhD Candidate, Cardiff University, Wales 2025-present
Research Scientist and Epidemiologist, EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA 2021-2025
Epidemiologist, Maryland Department of Health, Maryland, USA 2017-2021

Master of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Community Health and International Relations, Tufts University, 2016