Gemma Chaters

Gemma Chaters is a Lecturer in Population Health at Lancaster Medical School, focusing on quantifying the burden of animal diseases through interdisciplinary methodologies. Her research spans economic analysis, disease modeling, and public health policy in livestock systems.

• Current Affiliation: Lancaster University, UK
• Research Focus: Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs), multisectoral disease impact, antimicrobial resistance

Recent publications highlight advancements in:

• Uncertainty handling in large-scale disease burden programs
• Economic assessments of small ruminant diseases in Africa
• Classification systems for livestock production in disease analysis

Her methodological expertise includes probabilistic modeling, cost-of-disease frameworks, and expert elicitation. She collaborates with the CHICAS research group and contributes to policy-oriented veterinary science.

Contact: g.chaters@lancaster.ac.uk