Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology, Massey University
Emilie Vallee is a French veterinarian now working at Massey University's EpiCentre as a lecturer in Veterinary epidemiology, after an initial training as veterinary epidemiologist in developing countries. Her research portfolio involves most of the NZ animal species you can think of, from native birds to pets and livestock. She works on transmissible and non-transmissible diseases, outbreak investigations, clinical trials, disease control, and effects of climate change on animal health. She is a member of the epidemiology chapter of the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists.
She currently leads the project "CliZod" focussing on climate-sensitive zoonotic diseases, funded by the Wellcome Trust.