Overview
Background
Dr Eloise Skinner is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the ODeSI research group at UQ and holds a Bachelor of Science (Zoology & Ecology majors), a Masters of Wild Animal Biology and a PhD in Epidemiology.
Dr Skinner has a background in research on the environmental and climate factors driving the transmission of environmentally mediated diseases across different spatial and temporal scales. She is particularly interested in investigating the dynamics, relative importance and impacts of land-use change, species interactions and climate change on infectious disease dynamics. Her main study system of interest is vector-borne diseases which can have diverse and unexpected outbreaks following environmental changes. Eloise's research applies spatial epidemiology, mathematical modelling and fieldwork methods to untangle the interactions between vectors, hosts and their environment across populations and landscapes.
Dr Skinner has worked with local and international governments and research institutions to identify the greatest challenges for managing vector-borne diseases. Her reserach is highly regarded in her field and she has been awarded around $350,000 of research funding since 2018.
Availability
- Dr Eloise Skinner is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Extended) of Biological Science, Royal Veterinary College University of London
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology, Griffith University
Works
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2025
Journal Article
A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region
Kiani, Behzad, Mario Martin, Beatris, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen J., Skinner, Eloise, Karina Maldonado Alcaíno, Ana, Nilles, Eric J., Lau, Colleen L. and Sartorius, Benn (2025). A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region. Global Health Action, 18 (1) 2461867, 2461867-1. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2461867
2024
Journal Article
Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence
Moore, Kevin T., Mangan, Madelyn J., Linnegar, Belinda, Athni, Tejas S., McCallum, Hamish, Trewin, Brendan J. and Skinner, Eloise (2024). Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 119 (3), 189-202. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trae079
2024
Journal Article
Mosquito bloodmeals can be used to determine vertebrate diversity, host preference, and pathogen exposure in humans and wildlife
Vieira, Carla Julia S. P., Gyawali, Narayan, Onn, Michael B., Shivas, Martin A., Shearman, Damien, Darbro, Jonathan M., Wallau, Gabriel L., van den Hurk, Andrew F., Frentiu, Francesca D., Skinner, Eloise B. and Devine, Gregor J. (2024). Mosquito bloodmeals can be used to determine vertebrate diversity, host preference, and pathogen exposure in humans and wildlife. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 23203. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73820-y
2024
Journal Article
Global malaria predictors at a localized scale
Skinner, Eloise B., Childs, Marissa L., Thomas, Matthew B., Cook, Jackie, Sternberg, Eleanore D., Koffi, Alphonsine A., N’Guessan, Raphael, Wolie, Rosine Z., Oumbouke, Welbeck A., Ahoua Alou, Ludovic P., Brice, Serge and Mordecai, Erin A. (2024). Global malaria predictors at a localized scale. Frontiers in Malaria, 2. doi: 10.3389/fmala.2024.1338648
2024
Journal Article
Temperature impacts on dengue incidence are nonlinear and mediated by climatic and socioeconomic factors: a meta-analysis
Kirk, Devin, Straus, Samantha, Childs, Marissa L., Harris, Mallory, Couper, Lisa, Davies, T. Jonathan, Forbes, Coreen, Gehman, Alyssa-Lois, Groner, Maya L., Harley, Christopher, Lafferty, Kevin D., Savage, Van, Skinner, Eloise, O’Connor, Mary and Mordecai, Erin A. (2024). Temperature impacts on dengue incidence are nonlinear and mediated by climatic and socioeconomic factors: a meta-analysis. PLOS Climate, 3 (3) e0000152, e0000152-3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000152
2023
Journal Article
Detection of Leishmania (Mundinia) macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and heterologous Leishmania species antibodies among blood donors in a region of Australia with marsupial Leishmania endemicity
Panahi, Elina, Stanisic, Danielle I., Skinner, Eloise B., Faddy, Helen M., Young, Megan K. and Herrero, Lara J. (2023). Detection of Leishmania (Mundinia) macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and heterologous Leishmania species antibodies among blood donors in a region of Australia with marsupial Leishmania endemicity. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 130, 42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.006
2023
Journal Article
Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases
Skinner, Eloise B., Glidden, Caroline K., MacDonald, Andrew J. and Mordecai, Erin A. (2023). Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases. Nature Sustainability, 6 (6), 652-661. doi: 10.1038/s41893-023-01080-1
2022
Journal Article
Not all mosquitoes are created equal: a synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes
Kain, Morgan P., Skinner, Eloise B., Athni, Tejas S., Ramirez, Ana L., Mordecai, Erin A. and van den Hurk, Andrew F. (2022). Not all mosquitoes are created equal: a synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16 (10) e0010768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010768
2022
Journal Article
The emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia in 2022: existing knowledge of mosquito vectors
van den Hurk, Andrew F., Skinner, Eloise, Ritchie, Scott A. and Mackenzie, John S. (2022). The emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia in 2022: existing knowledge of mosquito vectors. Viruses, 14 (6) 1208, 1208. doi: 10.3390/v14061208
2021
Journal Article
Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover
Glidden, Caroline K., Nova, Nicole, Kain, Morgan P., Lagerstrom, Katherine M., Skinner, Eloise B., Mandle, Lisa, Sokolow, Susanne H., Plowright, Raina K., Dirzo, Rodolfo, De Leo, Giulio A. and Mordecai, Erin A. (2021). Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover. Current Biology, 31 (19), R1342-R1361. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.070
2021
Journal Article
Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus
Kain, Morgan P., Skinner, Eloise B., van den Hurk, Andrew F., McCallum, Hamish and Mordecai, Erin A. (2021). Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus. eLife, 10 e67018, 1-40. doi: 10.7554/elife.67018
2021
Journal Article
How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?
Couper, Lisa, Farner, Johannah E., Caldwell, Jamie M., Childs, Marissa L., Harris, Mallory J., Kirk, Devin G., Nova, Nicole, Shocket, Marta, Skinner, Eloise B., Uricchio, Lawrence H., Exposito-Alonso, Moises and Mordecai, Erin A. (2021). How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?. elife, 10 e69630. doi: 10.7554/elife.69630
2021
Other Outputs
A review of definitions, data and methods for country-level assessment and reporting of Primary Forests
Mackay, Brendan, Skinner, Eloise and Norman, Patrick (2021). A review of definitions, data and methods for country-level assessment and reporting of Primary Forests. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Griffith University. doi: 10.25904/1912/4510
2021
Journal Article
Mosquito-borne viruses and non-human vertebrates in Australia: a review
Ong, Oselyne T. W., Skinner, Eloise B., Johnson, Brian J. and Old, Julie M. (2021). Mosquito-borne viruses and non-human vertebrates in Australia: a review. Viruses, 13 (2) 265, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/v13020265
2020
Journal Article
Species traits and hotspots associated with Ross River virus infection in nonhuman vertebrates in South East Queensland
Skinner, Eloise B., Rudd, Penny A., Peel, Alison J., McCallum, Hamish, Reid, Simon A. and Herrero, Lara J. (2020). Species traits and hotspots associated with Ross River virus infection in nonhuman vertebrates in South East Queensland. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 21 (1), 50-58. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2648
2020
Journal Article
Utilising a novel surveillance system to investigate species of Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as the suspected vectors of Leishmania macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in the Darwin region of Australia
Panahi, Elina, Shivas, Martin, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Kurucz, Nina, Rudd, Penny A., De Araujo, Rachel, Skinner, Eloise B., Melville, Lorna and Herrero, Lara J. (2020). Utilising a novel surveillance system to investigate species of Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as the suspected vectors of Leishmania macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in the Darwin region of Australia. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 12, 192-198. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.06.004
2020
Journal Article
Associations between Ross River virus infection in humans and vector-vertebrate community ecology in Brisbane, Australia
Skinner, Eloise B., Murphy, Amanda, Jansen, Cassie C., Shivas, Martin A., McCallum, Hamish, Onn, Michael B., Reid, Simon A. and Peel, Alison J. (2020). Associations between Ross River virus infection in humans and vector-vertebrate community ecology in Brisbane, Australia. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 20 (9) vbz.2019.2585, 680-691. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2019.2585
2020
Journal Article
Utilising a novel surveillance system to enhance field screening activities for the leishmaniases
Panahi, Elina, Shivas, Martin, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Kurucz, Nina, Rudd, Penny A., De Araujo, Rachel, Skinner, Eloise B., Melville, Lorna and Herrero, Lara J. (2020). Utilising a novel surveillance system to enhance field screening activities for the leishmaniases. MethodsX, 7 101156, 101156-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101156
2019
Journal Article
Mosquito antiviral defense mechanisms: a delicate balance between innate immunity and persistent viral infection
Lee, Wai-Suet, Webster, Julie A., Madzokere, Eugene T., Stephenson, Eloise B. and Herrero, Lara J. (2019). Mosquito antiviral defense mechanisms: a delicate balance between innate immunity and persistent viral infection. Parasites and Vectors, 12 (1) 165, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3433-8
2019
Journal Article
Interpreting mosquito feeding patterns in Australia through an ecological lens: an analysis of blood meal studies
Stephenson, Eloise B., Murphy, Amanda K., Jansen, Cassie C., Peel, Alison J. and McCallum, Hamish (2019). Interpreting mosquito feeding patterns in Australia through an ecological lens: an analysis of blood meal studies. Parasites & Vectors, 12 (1) 156, 156-12. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3405-z
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