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About

Faith Alele is a medical doctor and a lecturer in the Discipline of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Faith has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria, a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine degree with distinction and a PhD in Health from James Cook University, Australia. She worked as a Public Health Clinician in rural South Western Nigeria with extensive clinical experience in managing health conditions in tropical settings. She was also part of various projects focused on maternal and perinatal health, infectious diseases (Ebola, Lassa fever, HIV/TB) and non-communicable diseases. She has vast research experience, which cuts across Public Health, Medical Education, Occupational Health and Exertional Heat Illness related research.

Faith teaches Epidemiology for Public Health and Health Professional Research at JCU. She has been involved in many collaborative research projects and is the author and co-author of more than 40 peer-reviewed articles. Her main research interests include communicable, non-communicable, and neglected tropical diseases.

Current Projects

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Lassa fever and COVID-19 Co-infection among patients in Ondo State, Nigeria. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Grant - RSTMH’s 2022 Early Career Grants Programme.
Rural Generalists Perspectives on the Utility of Advanced Specialist Training. Funded by the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant.
Retention of JCU basic medical sciences influence on entry knowledge testing and need for early educational intervention of post graduate GP registrars. Funded by the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant

Teaching

HS2402: Health Professional Research 1 (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
HS2405: Health Professional Research 2 (Level 2; TSV)
HS3401: Health Professional Research 2 (Level 3; TSV)
TM5515: Epidemiology for Public Health (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

Communicable disease epidemiology
Non-communicable disease epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Determinants of health
Health education

Experience

2020 to present - Lecturer, Epidemiology, James Cook University (Townsville)
2019 to 2020 - Research Officer, James Cook University (Townsville)
2018 to 2020 - Associate Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
2017 to 2018 - Casual Academic (Teaching), James Cook University (Townsville)
2013 to 2018 - Medical Officer 1, Federal Medical Centre, Owo (Ondo State, Nigeria)
2016 to 2017 - Evaluation Officer, James Cook University (Townsville)
2011 to 2012 - Medical Officer, Mararaba Gurku Medical Centre (Nassarawa, Nigeria)
2010 to 2011 - House Officer, Federal Medical Centre, Owo (Ondo State, Nigeria)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2017 - Top Australian Epidemiological Association student prize winner
2017 - Academic Medal (Recognition of Academic Excellence)
2016 to 2017 - Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with Distinction

Fellowships

2022 to 2023 - £4,653.63 - RSTMH’s 2022 Early Career Grants Programme. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Lassa fever and COVID-19 Co-infection among patients in Ondo State, Nigeria. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Grant.

Publications

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

Nath K, Boles R, Emeto T, Adegboye O, Castellanos M, Alele F, Pearce J, Ewart B, Ward K, Lai H, Morris E, Hodges G and Irving I (2023) A comprehensive study of the epidemiology of haematological malignancies in North Queensland. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (4). pp. 540-549
Alele F, Otto J, Malau-Aduli B and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Next Generation Sequencing of Genotype Variants and Genetic Association between Heat Shock Proteins HSPA1B Single Nucleotide Polymorphism at the g.31829044 Locus and Heat Tolerance: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study. Biomolecules, 12 (10).
Jhaveri D, Emeto T, Alele F, Strom A and Benham H (2022) Use of telemedicine for rheumatology practice in Queensland, Australia: experiences before and during the COVID?19 pandemic. Internal Medicine Journal, 52 (10). pp. 1685-1690
Malau-Aduli B, Jones K, Alele F, Adu M, Drovandi A, Knott G, Young L and Jo C (2022) Readiness to enter the workforce: perceptions of health professions students at a regional Australian university. BMC Medical Education, 22.
Malau-Aduli B, Lee A, Alele F, Adu M, Drovandi A and Jones K (2022) Preclinical to clinical transition experiences of dental students at an Australian regional university. European Journal of Dental Education, 26 (1). pp. 182-196
Sabu J, Zahid I, Jacob N, Alele F and Malau-Aduli B (2022) Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) Vaccine in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Vaccines, 10 (11).
Stephen R, Alele F, Olumoh J, Tyndall J, Okeke M and Adegboye O (2022) The epidemiological trend of monkeypox and monkeypox-varicella zoster viruses co-infection in North-Eastern Nigeria. Frontiers in Public Health, 10.
Alele F, Malau-Aduli B, Malau-Aduli A and Crowe M (2021) Haematological, biochemical and hormonal biomarkers of heat intolerance in military personnel. Biology, 10 (10).
Alele F, Malau-Aduli B, Malau-Aduli A and Crowe M (2021) Individual anthropometric, aerobic capacity and demographic characteristics as predictors of heat intolerance in military populations. Medicina, 57 (2).
Emeto T, Alele F and Ilesanmi O (2021) Evaluation of the effect of border closure on COVID-19 incidence rates across nine African countries: an interrupted time series study. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115 (10). pp. 1174-1183
Malau-Aduli B, Adu M, Alele F, Jones K, Drovandi A, Mylrea M, Sfera K, Ross S and Jennings E (2021) Adjusting to university: perceptions of first-year health professions students. Public Library of Science ONE, 16 (5).
Malau-Aduli B, Alele F, Heggarty P, Reeve C and Teague P (2021) Key elements of effective postgraduate GP educational environments: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 11 (2).

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 34+ research outputs authored by Dr Faith Alele from 2016 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant

Rural Generalists Perspectives on the Utility of Advanced Specialist Training

Indicative Funding: $149,425 over 1 year
Summary: This study seeks to assess the utility of the advanced skills training program among current GP registrars and rural generalists who have undergone the training. We intend to take a broader view of `utility?, seeking the perspectives of both Fellows with advanced skills and their employers and other community representatives. The outcome has the potential to inform the program implementors on the way to structure both advanced skills training and support for service provision and continuing professional development, whilst enhancing healthcare delivery in rural settings and improving patient health outcomes.
Investigators: Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Lawrie McArthur, Faith Alele and Emma Anderson (College of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Public Health and Medical & Vet Sciences)
Keywords: General Practice; Advanced Skills Training

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant

Retention of JCU basic medical sciences influence on entry knowledge testing and need for early educational intervention of post graduate GP registrars

Indicative Funding: $149,425 over 1 year
Summary: This project proposes the use of a basic science exam that serves as a diagnostic tool to aid early identification and remediation of gaps in the learning of new GP registrars. Given that assessment drives learning, the inclusion of a formative basic science retention exam in the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) assessment schedule for new GP registrars can be used to strengthen learning of the basic sciences and their application to clinical practice. Additionally, the study will aid the identification of contextual and cultural differences in terms of knowledge gaps and facilitate the development of tailored interventions to improve registrars? integration of basic sciences into clinical practice.
Investigators: Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Lawrie McArthur, Faith Alele, Emma Anderson, Richard Hays and Tarun Sen Gupta (College of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences and JCU Murtupuni Centre for Rural & Remote Health)
Keywords: General Practice; Science; Medical Education

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) - Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR)

Research capacity building for control of neglected tropical diseases: A path for sustainable societies on the tropics

Indicative Funding: $25,760 over 1 year
Summary: The international community has pledged through the Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2030. NTDs are distributed in several regions in the world, including Oceania and The Americas, and are estimated to affect close to 2 billion people. Guatemala and Queensland, Australia share similar ecological and tropical environments that enhances their susceptibility to epidemics caused by NTDs, particularly considering the effect of climate change. The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) and James Cook University (JCU) will conduct a project to build NTDs data analysis capacity and support the efforts of early and middle career researchers to conduct collaborative research in Australia and Guatemala. The project consists of a mixture of online workshops and online research meetings.
Investigators: Maria Castellanos Reynosa, Theophilus Emeto, Oyelola Adegboye and Faith Alele (College of Public Health and Medical & Vet Sciences)
Keywords: Neglected tropical diseases; Capacity building; Global Health; Tropics; Latin America

Collaboration

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