Dr. Emilie Karafillakis London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

Dr. Emilie Karafillakis is a senior social scientist with almost 10 years of experience in international research and teaching in academia, currently leading European research at the Vaccine Confidence Project™, at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Antwerp. With a background in public health,... read moreinfectious disease control, and health systems and policies research, her work focuses on understanding individual and group beliefs, attitudes and confidence in health interventions and assess how these can influence public health control measures and health promotion strategies, including vaccination. She has extensive experience on issues of vaccine confidence in Europe, including among parents, adolescents, pregnant women and healthcare professionals.