Pauline Paterson

Dr. Pauline Paterson is a Research Fellow and co-director of The Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. The Vaccine Confidence Project conducts global research on vaccine confidence, examining local and global dynamics which influence vaccine decision-making. The Vaccine Confidence Project team has been researching vaccine confidence issues and risk perceptions globally since 2010. Dr. Paterson is a member of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Immunisation and has an honorary academic contract with Public Health England. Specific activities include application of the WHO Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP) tool to understand reasons for childhood under-vaccination in a Jewish orthodox community in London, UK, qualitative research on parental reasons for not vaccinating their child with influenza vaccine in England, and factors influencing vaccination uptake during pregnancy among ethnic minorities in London, UK. Dr. Paterson has a PhD in Epidemiology, MBA and MSc from Imperial College London.