Dr. Charlotte Hammer

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Charlotte Hammer is an applied infectious diseases epidemiologist, serving as the Everitt Butterfield Research Fellow at Cambridge Public Health University. Her research focuses on emerging high consequence infectious diseases, with an emphasis on identifying risk factors, developing novel surveillance systems, and implementing outbreak response mechanisms. Currently, her work is primarily concerned with the early detection and prevention of spillover-borne outbreaks of emerging zoonotic diseases. Additionally, she is interested in the risk factors associated with early detection of infectious disease outbreaks in complex and fragile settings, including humanitarian emergencies and peri-urban informal settlements. Charlotte completed her PhD at the Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response under the supervision of Professor Paul Hunter, with research concentrated on outbreak risks in humanitarian emergencies. During her PhD, she was involved in the COVID-19 response within the European Union and contributed to the Ebola response in North-Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.