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As Assistant Professor of GeoHealth in the Department of Earth Observation Science, with a background in Medical Geography, I conduct research and lecture on the various links between global health and water security in areas of water abundance and water scarcity in rural, urban and indigenous communities in low- and middle-income countries, looking at health promotion (i) through water (e.g. safe drinking water and sanitation) and (ii) from water (e.g. flooding, extreme weather events). I am particularly interested in using of local community knowledge and health risk perceptions to inform health-related decision-making.
I work at the intersection of global health and water security. My research and teaching focus on
I investigated diverse water-related health issues with international organizations and governments globally. Past research projects include water-related infectious disease exposure, related health risk perceptions, health-promoting and health-seeking behaviours among farmers and pastoralists in wetlands in semi-arid Kenya; the impact of flooding on people living with HIV/AIDS and on health service provision in Northern Namibia; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues in a protracted emergency setting in arid Northeast Nigeria; WASH and the impact of extreme weather events on households, schools and healthcare facilities in Small Island Developing States in the South Pacific; and the WASH situation, cultural context, and obstacles to health improvement among ethnic minority populations in Europe.
I combine qualitative research with quantitative data and have been using mixed methods with a focus on social science approaches to understand and address complex geographies of health issues in data-scarce and difficult-to-access settings.
Prior to joining ITC, I conducted postdoctoral studies at the Water Institute, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, leading research on water, sanitation, hygiene (SDG 6) and health monitoring in households, schools and healthcare facilities in the context of extreme weather events in Fiji, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands, funded by UNICEF and in close collaboration with the governments of the three countries (2018-2020). I gained my PhD at the GeoHealth Centre at the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn, where I investigated water-related health risks and disease exposures that wetland users, including farmers and nomadic pastoralists, in East Africa are facing, their risk perceptions and their health-related behaviours (2013-2017).
Throughout my career, I conducted consulting projects on water and health with the United Nations (UNICEF, WHO), and with adelphi, GIZ and others.
PhD, University of Bonn
Nov 2013 → Jun 2017
Award Date: 10 Oct 2017
Master, University of Bonn
Apr 2007 → Aug 2012
Award Date: 22 Aug 2012
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Edinburgh, UK
Apr 2020 → Aug 2020Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNC, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Mar 2018 → Jul 2020Consultant at World Health Organization Nigeria, World Health Organization
Nov 2017 → Mar 2018Postdoctoral Research Associate, Federal Environmental Agency, Germany
Oct 2017 → Dec 2017Consultant at adelphi consult GmbH, Germany, adelphi consult GmbH
Mar 2017 → Jul 2017Associate Researcher at Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn, Germany, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn
Nov 2013 → Jul 2017Consultant at Working Group on Peace & Development, Germany, Working Group on Peace & Development
Mar 2013 → Jul 2013Intern at Médecins Sans Frontières, Germany , Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Mar 2011 → Jun 2011Intern at Mekong River Commission (MRC), and German Corporation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Mekong River Commission (MRC), and German Corporation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Jul 2010 → Nov 2010Intern at Ministry of Health and Social Services of Namibia and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Eenhana, Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services of Namibia and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Feb 2010 → May 2010Research Assistant at United Nations University Department for Environment & Human Security, Germany, United Nations University Department for Environment & Human Security
Feb 2010 → May 2010Research Assistant at Center for Development Research (ZEF), Germany, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Sep 2009 → Aug 2013Intern at Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), Germany, Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)
Feb 2008 → May 2008Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Professional
Carmen Anthonj (Speaker)
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Carmen Anthonj (Speaker)
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Carmen Anthonj (Speaker) & Waqairapoa M. Tikoisuva (Speaker)
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Carmen Anthonj (Speaker)
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Carmen Anthonj (Speaker)
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11/12/19
1 item of Media coverage
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12/11/20
1 Media contribution
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10/11/20
1 Media contribution
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28/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
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