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Dr Joanna McKenzie BVSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer
School of Veterinary ScienceMy major interest is in bringing the multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral One Health concept to reality through education, research and in particular the development and implementation of integrated policies and operational programs to manage zoonotic disease and antimicrobial resistance in people, domestic animals and wildlife. For the past four years I have been consultant to Mott MacDonald, management agent for the UK government Fleming Fund programme to strengthen One Health AMR surveillance in 24 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Africa and Eastern and Southern Africa. I am also the One Health lead for an Australian government funded programme to strengthen AMR management capacity in four Pacific Island countries. Previously, I was Academic Director for Massey University’s EU-funded ‘Education into Action’ program in South Asia (April 2014 – April 2017), leading a two-year full time Postgraduate One Health Epidemiology Fellowship Program involving 24 public health, animal health and wildlife health professionals who were based in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The program, involved:
- integrated Master of Veterinary Medicine (Biosecurity) and Master of Public Health (Biosecurity) degrees
- an applied epidemiology programme involving design and evaluation of integrated policies for controlling zoonotic diseases and implementing field epidemiology studies
- a professional engagement program to strengthen relationships with national and regional institutionsizo
- a train the trainer program to develop a curriculum and materials for investigating and managing novel zoonotic disease outbreaks.
I have strong interpersonal skills, cultural understanding and am perceptive of human relationships. Through my involvement with research and teaching in South Asia, I have developed an understanding of the continuing education needs of professionals across multiple health disciplines and have well-developed skills in the design, organisation and delivery of continuing education programmes that meet these needs. I have been involved in managing complex relationships to build collaboration between government human and animal health institutions to facilitate the implementation of a One Health approach to zoonotic disease investigation and management. Likewise, I take a collaborative and participatory approach to establishing an organisational structure that supports delivery of our education and research programs in South Asia.
I am strongly interested in policy-focused research to control zoonotic diseases involving humans, domestic animals and/or wildlife. I have experience and understanding of the particular challenges involved in wildlife disease research, through many years of researching the epidemiology of tuberculosis in wild animals in New Zealand. I led multi-disciplinary teams to prepare national wildlife disease and vector-borne disease surveillance strategies for New Zealand and developed methodology to prioritise wildlife pathogens for risk-based surveillance. Most recently I developed and taught Master’s level papers on wildlife epidemiology and ecosystems health.
I have been extensively involved in international consultancy advising on managing animal disease risks in the South Pacific, Southeast and South Asia, including strengthening biosecurity systems for maintaining freedom from economically important diseases plus early detection and response for disease incursions. I developed a strategic plan and ran training programs for strengthening veterinary epidemiology, and provided expert advice and training in surveillance systems for avian influenza in Southeast Asian countries.
I have a passion for multi-disciplinary research and teaching to strengthen One Health approaches to managing zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance, I currently advise on One Health AMR surveillance in the Pacific, Asia and Africa. I led the academic program for an EU-funded One Health capacity building project in South Asia and have worked extensively on strengthening biosecurity and epidemiology services in Asia and the Pacific. I have led multi-disciplinary teams to prepare wildlife and vector-borne disease surveillance strategies for New Zealand and prioritise wildlife pathogens for risk-based surveillance. My research has focused on One Health zoonotic disease control policies.
Professional
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science - Massey University (1979)
- Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2000)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Joanna McKenzie, Veterinary Council of New Zealand
Research Expertise
Research Interests
My major research interest is a multi-disciplinary One Health approach to investigating and managing zoonotic diseases in people, domestic animals and wildlife. Over the past four years I have been coordinating a research program involving twenty collaborative research investigation projects in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), covering brucellosis, leptospirosis, rabies, anthrax, avian influenza, Nipah virus, scrub typhus, Japanese encephalitis, Q fever and Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever.
I am particularly interested and experienced in investigating and managing the role of wildlife in zoonotic diseases. I researched the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in wild animals in New Zealand for many years which was also the topic of my PhD (2000), with a particular focus on spatial epdeimiology and use of remotely sensed habitat data to predict wild animal populations and disease distribution. I have experience in the challenges of conducting field research into wildlife disease, with involvement in a multi-year longitudinal study of tuberculosis in possums.
Biosecurity is another major area of interest, experience and exertise, in particular disease surveillance. I led multi-disciplinary teams to review surveillance systems and prepare national wildlife disease and vector-borne disease surveillance strategies for New Zealand and developed methodology to prioritise wildlife pathogens for risk-based surveillance. I have designed and implemented surveillance for avain influenza in New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
Research Opportunities
- TBC (27/11/2014) TBC
Thematics
Health and Well-being, Future Food Systems
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000):
Veterinary Epidemiology (070704):
Veterinary Sciences (070700)
Keywords
Epidemiology
One Health
Biosecurity
Disease control
Disease surveillance
Research Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: Phase II - Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health, including Animal Health, the Environment and Practitioner Engagement (AMROH) South Asia (SA)
Date Range: 2024 - 2025
Funding Body: Mott MacDonald Ltd
Project Team:
- Dr Joanna McKenzie - Project Leader
- Mr Graham Robinson - Team Member
Research Outputs
Journal
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Book
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Report
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Conference
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[Conference Poster]Authored by: Collins-Emerson, J., McKenzie, J.
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Other
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Consultancy and Languages
Consultancy
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2020 - present
- The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
One Health lead for DFAT-funded programme to strengthen capability to address AMR in people and animals in 4 Pacific Island countries (Fiji, Samoa, PNG, Solomons) -
2017 - present
- Mott MacDonald, management agent for the UK Fleming Fund AMR surveillance program
Advising on One Health approaches to AMR surveillance in 24 Asian and African countries, including needs assessment, designing surveillance protocols, supporting analysis and interpretation of results -
2015 - 2016
- European Union
Led One Health Master's degree and applied epidemiology programs to build capacity to investigate and manage endemic and emerging zoonotic diseases in four South Asian countries -
2010 - 2014
- World Bank
Delivery of Master's level teaching and leading the implementation of in-country multi-disciplinary epidemiology research projects in South Asia -
2007 - 2010
- Food and Agriculture Organisation
Delivering veterinary epidemiology training advising on avian influenza surveillance, advising on strategies for strengthening veterinary epidemiology services - Lao PDR, Bangladesh and India -
2003 - 2005
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (NZ)
Review current surveillance systems for diseases in NZ wildlife, develop a national strategy for surveillance of wildlife diseases, develop methods for prioritising wildlife diseases for surveillance -
2002 - 2006
- URS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Provide expert advice and training to Samoa's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on biosecurity systems to protect Samoa's animal health status
Languages
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English
Last used: current
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 0 | 1 |
Co-supervisor | 0 | 1 |
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2016
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Shiyong Wang
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Doctor of Philosophy
Development of a Method for Optimal Detection of Emerging Disease Incursions
Co-supervisor of:
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2019
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Mary Van Beest Van Andel
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Doctor of Philosophy
Extrapolating incomplete animal population and surveillance data for use in national disease control: Examples from Myanmar and New Zealand
Media and Links
Media
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10 Feb 2014 - Newspaper
Articles in The Island News & Daily News,Sri Lanka
Article headings in 2 Sri Lankan newspapers: 'Zoonotic diseases surveillance program with Kiwi help' (The Island News) and 'Rabies claim nearly 100 lives each year' (Daily News). The researcher repres