My background as a veterinary clinician, development anthropologist, and policy advisor enables me to conduct high-quality, cross-disciplinary research on a range of important topics in global health security, drivers of human-animal disease, and international relations. I have developed and led projects in multiple countries on a diverse range of topics, working with academic, policy, and practice-based partners to address complex challenges using novel techniques. A selection of my recent publications are included below.
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High reliability knowledge networks: Responding to disease events in a pastoral area of northern Kenya
Tasker, A.J. and Scoones, I., 2021 High reliability knowledge networks: Responding to disease events in a pastoral area of northern Kenya. Journal of Development Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.2013469 How can reliability be generated and sustained in the …
Structural and chronic drivers determine vulnerability to zoonoses during disaster displacement in rural Sindh, Pakistan
Braam, D., Chandio, R., Jephcott, F., Tasker, A.J., and Wood, J.L.N. Structural and chronic drivers determine vulnerability to zoonoses during disaster displacement in rural Sindh, Pakistan. PLoS Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000068 Projected increases in human and …
Positioning zoonotic disease research in forced migration: a systematic literature review of theoretical frameworks and approaches
Tasker, A.J. and Braam, D., 2021. Positioning zoonotic disease research in forced migration: a systematic literature review of theoretical frameworks and approaches. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254746 The emergence and transmission of zoonotic diseases are driven by …
Exploring power and participation through informal livestock knowledge networks
Tasker, A.J. 2020. Exploring power and participation through informal livestock knowledge networks. Preventative Veterinary Medicine, 105058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105058 Participatory epidemiology programmes aim to collect data by engaging local communities in knowledge sharing around livestock health. Critics …