Ulrike has a a PhD in Ecology from the University of Heidelberg and completed post doctorate training in East Africa successively for Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is a research leader and passionate professional in public health research who has 25 years of experience managing projects related to the control and elimination of arthropod-borne diseases, collaborating closely with national disease control programs and other government and civil society stakeholders in endemic countries. She enjoys working transdisciplinary to develop, improve and evaluate interventions that aim to control malaria and neglected tropical diseases in low-income communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. She takes a holistic approach in research to develop interventions that ultimately can be measured to improve the quality of life and well-being of families and communities.
Ulrike uses mixed-methods research approaches to investigate the ecology and behaviour of disease vectors, develop the evidence base for mosquito control tools such as larval source management, attract-and kill and push-and-pull strategies, and intersectoral approaches to develop integrated disease management strategies using community-based co-production methods.
