Steven Lam
thestevenlam.bsky.social
Steven Lam
@thestevenlam.bsky.social
Research and evaluation consultant mostly scribbling about One Health, global health, climate change action, and social equity. PhD, MPH, CE (he/il)

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#OneHealthOpportunity
WHO is hiring a One Health Consultant to join the Emerging Diseases & Zoonoses team and strengthen arbovirus preparedness, surveillance & response.

Apply here:
careers.who.int/careersectio...

#OneHealth #OneHealthResources
Consultant - One Health
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New paper on zoonotic risks from wildlife in Southeast Asia, and a BIG congrats to Ha Nguyen on her first paper as part of her PhD 🎉👏!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Understanding zoonotic pathogens and risk factors from wildlife in Southeast Asia: a systematic literature review
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the significance of the human-animal interface in the emergence of zoonotic diseases, with wildlife serving as an important source of infection. A better unde...
www.tandfonline.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
New article on lessons learned in One Health, based on two decades of ILRI's research-for-development experience in this area, as well as its broader history in zoonoses, animal health, and food systems work across Africa and Asia

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Insights and future directions: Applying the One Health approach in international agricultural research for development to address food systems challenges
For more than 15 years, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been striving to understand and address One Health challenges at the…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Steven Lam
To overcome vaccine hesistancy, we must do a better job of explaining the risks of illness vs vaccine side effects

Really important & timely @plosglobalpublichealth.org
commentary by Dr Peter Hotez

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
January 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky

1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research

Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
November 24, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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Come be my colleague!

UNC Epidemiology just opened search for tenured/tenure track RPPE faculty at the assistant or associate professor level. Posting here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/291...

I'm not involved in the search, but am happy to chat about general UNC things- feel free to reach out.
Open Rank
The Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is recruiting two full-time tenure track faculty positions focused on reproductive...
unc.peopleadmin.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research
November 27, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better!
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Rethinking Barriers and Enablers in Qualitative Health Research: Limitations, Alternatives, and Enhancements - Abby Haynes, Victoria Loblay, 2024
Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...
journals.sagepub.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Hi Bluesky friends! I’m a global health researcher and evaluator focused on One Health, food systems, environment, and equity. Looking forward to connect 🙂
November 18, 2024 at 12:08 PM