Dr. Patricia Graves is a specialist in epidemiology of malaria, filariasis and other vector-borne diseases, with extensive experience in applied research and consulting in the Pacific, Africa and Asia. She has served on the Techincal Review Panel for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Mallaria since 2012.From 2007 to 2011, she worked as epidemiologist for The Carter Center, Atlanta GA USA, conducting program implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of integrated control programs for malaria, filariasis and other neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia and Nigeria. She has been an advisor to the Pacific Regional Filariasis Elimination program since 2000 especially on survey design and evaluation of control programs.

Dr. Graves has been a successful short-term consultant for the World Bank, WHO, AusAID and USAID for support to and evaluation of malaria and filariasis control programmes in many countries of the Asia-Pacific Region and Africa. She also has long-term project management and applied research experience in Samoa, America Samoa, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, The Gambia, Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Dr. Graves has conducted laboratory and field research on genetic control of mosquitoes, malaria transmission and transmission blocking immunity, effectiveness of interventions such as insecticidal mosquito nets, rapid diagnostic tests, and the relationship between viruses and type 1 diabetes.

Interests

Research

• Elimination programmes for malaria and neglected tropical diseases; vector-borne disease epidemiology and control; systematic reviews and meta-analysis; improvement of control programs for vector-borne diseases; disease surveillance.

Experience

• 2016 to present - Adjunct Professor, JCU (Cairns Australia)
• 1995 to present - Independent Consultant, EpiVec Consulting (Cairns Australia, Atlanta, GA, London UK and Fort Collins CO)
• 2012 to 2016 - Director, JCU WHO CC for LF, STH and other NTDs (Cairns Australia)
• 2007 to 2011 - Epidemiologist, The Carter Center (Atlanta GA USA)

Research Disciplines

• Medical microbiology (3207)
• Epidemiology (4202)
• Pacific Peoples health and wellbeing (4516)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Specific population health (2005)
• Provision of health and support services (2003)

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Journal Articles

• Wangdi K, Sheel M, Fuimaono S, Graves P and Lau C (2022) Lymphatic Filariasis in 2016 in American Samoa: Identifying Clustering and Hotspots Using Non-Spatial and Three Spatial Analytical Methods. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16 (3).
• Dickson B, Graves P, Aye N, Nwe T, Wai T, Win S, Shwe M, Douglass J, Wood P, Wangdi K and McBride W (2021) Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis and mass drug administration non?participation in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Parasites & Vectors, 14.
• Graves P, Sheridan S, Scott J, Sam F, Naseri T, Thomsen R, King C and Lau C (2021) Triple-drug treatment is effective for lymphatic filariasis microfilaria clearance in Samoa. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6 (2).
• Graves P, Joseph H, Coutts S, Mayfield H, Maiava F, Ah Leong-Lui T, Tupuimatagi Toelupe P, Toeaso Iosia V, Loau S, Pemita P, Naseri T, Thomsen R, Berg Soto A, Burkot T, Wood P, Melrose W, Aratchige P, Capuano C, Kim S, Ozaki M, Yajima A, Lammie P, Ottesen E, Hansell L, Baghirov R, Lau C and Ichimori K (2021) Control and elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Oceania: prevalence, geographical distribution, mass drug administration, and surveillance in Samoa, 1998-2017. Advances in Parasitology, 114. pp. 27-73
• Hedtke S, Zendejas-Heredia P, Graves P, Sheridan S, Sheel M, Fuimaono S, Lau C and Grant W (2021) Genetic epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration. International Journal for Parasitology, 51 (2-3). pp. 137-147
• Sheel M, Lau C, Sheridan S, Fuimaono S and Graves P (2021) Comparison of immunochromatographic test (ICT) and filariasis test strip (FTS) for detecting lymphatic filariasis antigen in American Samoa, 2016. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6 (3).
• Graves P, Sheridan S, Fuimaono S and Lau C (2020) Demographic, socioeconomic and disease knowledge factors, but not population mobility, associated with lymphatic filariasis infection in adult workers in American Samoa in 2014. Parasites & Vectors, 13.
• Hedtke S, Kuesel A, Crawford K, Graves P, Boussinesq M, Lau C, Boakye D and Grant W (2020) Genomic epidemiology in filarial nematodes: transforming the basis for elimination program decisions. Frontiers in Genetics, 10.
• Lau C, Sheel M, Gass K, Fuimaono S, David M, Won K, Sheridan S and Graves P (2020) Potential strategies for strengthening surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration: reducing ‘number needed to test’ by targeting older age groups, hotspots, and household members of infected persons. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14 (12).
• Lau C, Meder K, Mayfield H, Kearns T, McPherson B, Naseri T, Thomsen R, Hedtke S, Sheridan S, Gass K and Graves P (2020) Lymphatic filariasis epidemiology in Samoa in 2018: geographic clustering and higher antigen prevalence in older age groups. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14 (12).
• Manolas R, Kama M, Rainima-Qaniuci M, Bechu V, Tuibeqa S, Winston M, Ram N, Naqio F, Ichimori K, Capuano C, Ozaki M, Kim S, Aratchige P, Sahukhan A and Graves P (2020) Lymphatic filariasis in Fiji: progress towards elimination, 1997–2007. Tropical Medicine and Health, 48.
• Mayfield H, Sturrock H, Arnold B, Andrade?Pacheco R, Kearns T, Graves P, Naseri T, Thomsen R, Gass K and Lau C (2020) Supporting elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa by predicting locations of residual infection using machine learning and geostatistics. Scientific Reports, 10.

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Completed

• Detecting the unseen: covert tissue changes in lymphatic filariasis and implications for the future of morbidity management (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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• Douglass, J. (2017) Detecting sub-clinical change in tissue compressibility and free fluid in the lower limbs of young people living in an LF endemic area in Myanmar. James Cook University

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