Pauline PATERSON，BSc MSc PhD MBA

Dr. Pauline Paterson is a Research Fellow in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK and is co-director of The Vaccine Confidence Project with Dr. Heidi Larson.

Dr. Paterson has been researching issues of public confidence in immunisations since 2010. Specific research activities include application of the WHO Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP) tool to explore reasons for childhood under-vaccination in a Jewish orthodox community in London, UK, qualitative research on parental reasons for not vaccinating their child with influenza vaccine in England, and factors influencing vaccination uptake during pregnancy among ethnic minorities in London.

Dr. Paterson is a member of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Immunisation and has an honorary academic contract with Public Health England. Dr. Paterson has a PhD in Epidemiology, MBA and MSc from Imperial College London.