Professor Andrew J Tatem BSc (Environmental Sciences), University of Southampton, 1998
Professor

Professor Andrew J Tatem is Professor within Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton.
Work history
2001-2006, Research Officer, Dept. Zoology, University of Oxford
2006-2008, Research Fellow, Dept. Zoology, University of Oxford
2009-2011, Assistant Professor, Dept. Geography and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida
2011-2012, Associate Professor, Dept. Geography and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida
Andy is Professor of spatial demography and epidemiology at the University of Southampton and is the Director of WorldPop and Flowminder, leading a group of more than 50 researchers and data scientists. He is interested in how populations, their characteristics and their dynamics can be mapped at high resolution across low and middle-income countries. His research has led to pioneering approaches to the use and integration of satellite, survey, cell phone and census data to map the distributions of vulnerable populations for disease, disaster and development applications. He runs international collaborations with national governments, UN agencies and data providers, and leads multiple research and operational projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, World Bank, Clinton Health Access Initiative and others.