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Eloise Skinner
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# Eloise Skinner

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/47228
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2707

Dr

# Eloise Skinner

Email:
:   [eloise.skinner@uq.edu.au](mailto:eloise.skinner@uq.edu.au)

## Positions

Research Fellow
:   UQ Centre for Clinical Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

## Overview

### Background

Dr Eloise Skinner is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the ODeSI research group at UQ and holds a Bachelor of Science (Zoology & Ecology majors), a Masters of Wild Animal Biology and a PhD in Epidemiology.

Dr Skinner has a background in research on the environmental and climate factors driving the transmission of environmentally mediated diseases across different spatial and temporal scales. She is particularly interested in investigating the dynamics, relative importance and impacts of land-use change, species interactions and climate change on infectious disease dynamics. Her main study system of interest is vector-borne diseases which can have diverse and unexpected outbreaks following environmental changes. Eloise's research applies spatial epidemiology, mathematical modelling and fieldwork methods to untangle the interactions between vectors, hosts and their environment across populations and landscapes.

Dr Skinner has worked with local and international governments and research institutions to identify the greatest challenges for managing vector-borne diseases. Her reserach is highly regarded in her field and she has been awarded around $350,000 of research funding since 2018.

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### Availability

Dr Eloise Skinner is:
:   Available for supervision

### Qualifications

- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Extended) of Biological Science, Royal Veterinary College University of London
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology, Griffith University

## Works

[Search Professor Eloise Skinner’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/7644760)

[All
(28)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/47228/all)
[Journal Article
(26)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/47228/4748)
[Other Outputs
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/47228/4749)

2025

Journal Article

##### Ecological suitability of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: A modelling analysis of vector-host transmission dynamics to potential spillover in humans

Skinner, Eloise B., Sartorius, Benn, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Craig, Adam T., Kiani, Behzad, Johnson, Brian J., Moore, Kevin T., Hickson, Roslyn I., Mordecai, Erin A., Devine, Gregor and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Ecological suitability of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: A modelling analysis of vector-host transmission dynamics to potential spillover in humans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (11) e0013722, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013722

[Ecological suitability of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: A modelling analysis of vector-host transmission dynamics to potential spillover in humans](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:04f4b37)

2025

Journal Article

##### Climate Change Is Expected to Expand Malaria Transmission Range and Population at Risk in Papua New Guinea

Karl, S., Skinner, E. B., McEwen, S., Keven, J., Kisomb, J., Robinson, L. J. and Laman, M. (2025). Climate Change Is Expected to Expand Malaria Transmission Range and Population at Risk in Papua New Guinea. GeoHealth, 9 (10) e2025GH001541, e2025GH001541. doi: 10.1029/2025gh001541

[Climate Change Is Expected to Expand Malaria Transmission Range and Population at Risk in Papua New Guinea](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e7a0556)

2025

Journal Article

##### Seroprevalence of antibodies against Legionella species in northeastern Australian blood donors, 2016 and 2023

Lethbridge, Juniper, Freppel, Wesley, Ho, Mei Fong, Skinner, Eloise B., Rustanti, Lina, Roulis, Eileen, Rudd, Penny A., Faddy, Helen M., Young, Megan K. and Herrero, Lara J. (2025). Seroprevalence of antibodies against Legionella species in northeastern Australian blood donors, 2016 and 2023. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 233 (1) jiaf407, e239-e249. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf407

[Seroprevalence of antibodies against Legionella species in northeastern Australian blood donors, 2016 and 2023](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:eaa4036)

2025

Journal Article

##### A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region

Kiani, Behzad, Mario Martin, Beatris, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen J., Skinner, Eloise, Karina Maldonado Alcaíno, Ana, Nilles, Eric J., Lau, Colleen L. and Sartorius, Benn (2025). A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region. Global Health Action, 18 (1) 2461867, 2461867. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2461867

[A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bafa202)

2025

Other Outputs

##### Human spillover risk of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: a modelling analysis linking vector-host transmission to public health risk, 2025

Skinner, Eloise, Satorius, Benn, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Craig, Adam, Kiani, Behzad, Johnson, Brian, Moore, Kevin, Hickson, R. I., Mordeci, Erin, Devine, Gregor and Lau, Colleen (2025). Human spillover risk of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: a modelling analysis linking vector-host transmission to public health risk, 2025. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5117588

[Human spillover risk of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: a modelling analysis linking vector-host transmission to public health risk, 2025](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ac62ff7)

2024

Journal Article

##### Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence

Moore, Kevin T., Mangan, Madelyn J., Linnegar, Belinda, Athni, Tejas S., McCallum, Hamish, Trewin, Brendan J. and Skinner, Eloise (2024). Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 119 (3), 189-202. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trae079

[Australian vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus: a review of the evidence](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ea19b43)

2024

Journal Article

##### Mosquito bloodmeals can be used to determine vertebrate diversity, host preference, and pathogen exposure in humans and wildlife

Vieira, Carla Julia S. P., Gyawali, Narayan, Onn, Michael B., Shivas, Martin A., Shearman, Damien, Darbro, Jonathan M., Wallau, Gabriel L., van den Hurk, Andrew F., Frentiu, Francesca D., Skinner, Eloise B. and Devine, Gregor J. (2024). Mosquito bloodmeals can be used to determine vertebrate diversity, host preference, and pathogen exposure in humans and wildlife. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 23203. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73820-y

[Mosquito bloodmeals can be used to determine vertebrate diversity, host preference, and pathogen exposure in humans and wildlife](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:90a2c4a)

2024

Journal Article

##### Global malaria predictors at a localized scale

Skinner, Eloise B., Childs, Marissa L., Thomas, Matthew B., Cook, Jackie, Sternberg, Eleanore D., Koffi, Alphonsine A., N’Guessan, Raphael, Wolie, Rosine Z., Oumbouke, Welbeck A., Ahoua Alou, Ludovic P., Brice, Serge and Mordecai, Erin A. (2024). Global malaria predictors at a localized scale. Frontiers in Malaria, 2. doi: 10.3389/fmala.2024.1338648

[Global malaria predictors at a localized scale](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d93b08e)

2024

Journal Article

##### Temperature impacts on dengue incidence are nonlinear and mediated by climatic and socioeconomic factors: a meta-analysis

Kirk, Devin, Straus, Samantha, Childs, Marissa L., Harris, Mallory, Couper, Lisa, Davies, T. Jonathan, Forbes, Coreen, Gehman, Alyssa-Lois, Groner, Maya L., Harley, Christopher, Lafferty, Kevin D., Savage, Van, Skinner, Eloise, O’Connor, Mary and Mordecai, Erin A. (2024). Temperature impacts on dengue incidence are nonlinear and mediated by climatic and socioeconomic factors: a meta-analysis. PLOS Climate, 3 (3) e0000152, e0000152-3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000152

[Temperature impacts on dengue incidence are nonlinear and mediated by climatic and socioeconomic factors: a meta-analysis](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6637770)

2023

Journal Article

##### Detection of Leishmania (Mundinia) macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and heterologous Leishmania species antibodies among blood donors in a region of Australia with marsupial Leishmania endemicity

Panahi, Elina, Stanisic, Danielle I., Skinner, Eloise B., Faddy, Helen M., Young, Megan K. and Herrero, Lara J. (2023). Detection of Leishmania (Mundinia) macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and heterologous Leishmania species antibodies among blood donors in a region of Australia with marsupial Leishmania endemicity. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 130, 42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.006

[Detection of Leishmania (Mundinia) macropodum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and heterologous Leishmania species antibodies among blood donors in a region of Australia with marsupial Leishmania endemicity](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:63b311a)

2023

Journal Article

##### Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases

Skinner, Eloise B., Glidden, Caroline K., MacDonald, Andrew J. and Mordecai, Erin A. (2023). Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases. Nature Sustainability, 6 (6), 652-661. doi: 10.1038/s41893-023-01080-1

[Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3a2c715)

2022

Journal Article

##### Not all mosquitoes are created equal: a synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes

Kain, Morgan P., Skinner, Eloise B., Athni, Tejas S., Ramirez, Ana L., Mordecai, Erin A. and van den Hurk, Andrew F. (2022). Not all mosquitoes are created equal: a synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16 (10) e0010768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010768

[Not all mosquitoes are created equal: a synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:aa10272)

2022

Journal Article

##### The emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia in 2022: existing knowledge of mosquito vectors

van den Hurk, Andrew F., Skinner, Eloise, Ritchie, Scott A. and Mackenzie, John S. (2022). The emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia in 2022: existing knowledge of mosquito vectors. Viruses, 14 (6) 1208, 1208. doi: 10.3390/v14061208

[The emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia in 2022: existing knowledge of mosquito vectors](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:756b23e)

2021

Journal Article

##### Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover

Glidden, Caroline K., Nova, Nicole, Kain, Morgan P., Lagerstrom, Katherine M., Skinner, Eloise B., Mandle, Lisa, Sokolow, Susanne H., Plowright, Raina K., Dirzo, Rodolfo, De Leo, Giulio A. and Mordecai, Erin A. (2021). Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover. Current Biology, 31 (19), R1342-R1361. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.070

[Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:91392b3)

2021

Journal Article

##### Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus

Kain, Morgan P., Skinner, Eloise B., van den Hurk, Andrew F., McCallum, Hamish and Mordecai, Erin A. (2021). Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus. eLife, 10 e67018, 1-40. doi: 10.7554/elife.67018

[Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e841b08)

2021

Journal Article

##### How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?

Couper, Lisa, Farner, Johannah E., Caldwell, Jamie M., Childs, Marissa L., Harris, Mallory J., Kirk, Devin G., Nova, Nicole, Shocket, Marta, Skinner, Eloise B., Uricchio, Lawrence H., Exposito-Alonso, Moises and Mordecai, Erin A. (2021). How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?. elife, 10 e69630. doi: 10.7554/elife.69630

[How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1172c9f)

2021

Other Outputs

##### A review of definitions, data and methods for country-level assessment and reporting of Primary Forests

Mackay, Brendan, Skinner, Eloise and Norman, Patrick (2021). A review of definitions, data and methods for country-level assessment and reporting of Primary Forests. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Griffith University. doi: 10.25904/1912/4510

[A review of definitions, data and methods for country-level assessment and reporting of Primary Forests](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:026886b)

2021

Journal Article

##### Mosquito-borne viruses and non-human vertebrates in Australia: a review

Ong, Oselyne T. W., Skinner, Eloise B., Johnson, Brian J. and Old, Julie M. (2021). Mosquito-borne viruses and non-human vertebrates in Australia: a review. Viruses, 13 (2) 265, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/v13020265

[Mosquito-borne viruses and non-human vertebrates in Australia: a review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b4c0317)

2020

Journal Article

##### Species traits and hotspots associated with Ross River virus infection in nonhuman vertebrates in South East Queensland

Skinner, Eloise B., Rudd, Penny A., Peel, Alison J., McCallum, Hamish, Reid, Simon A. and Herrero, Lara J. (2020). Species traits and hotspots associated with Ross River virus infection in nonhuman vertebrates in South East Queensland. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 21 (1), 50-58. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2648

[Species traits and hotspots associated with Ross River virus infection in nonhuman vertebrates in South East Queensland](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b253ba6)

2020

Journal Article

##### Utilising a novel surveillance system to enhance field screening activities for the leishmaniases

Panahi, Elina, Shivas, Martin, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Kurucz, Nina, Rudd, Penny A., De Araujo, Rachel, Skinner, Eloise B., Melville, Lorna and Herrero, Lara J. (2020). Utilising a novel surveillance system to enhance field screening activities for the leishmaniases. MethodsX, 7 101156, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101156

[Utilising a novel surveillance system to enhance field screening activities for the leishmaniases](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ddc7e61)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2025 - 2027

  Will the arboviruses qualify for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics? A baseline study for policy and preparedness

  ACTM/THAG Seed Funding Grants

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/71006)
- 2025 - 2027

  The impact of climate on vector-borne zoonoses in Australia: changing transmission pathways and increased spill-over risks (NHMRC TCR grant led by QIMR)

  Queensland Institute of Medical Research

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/71242)

## Supervision

### Availability

Dr Eloise Skinner is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Investigating the Effect of Climatic Change on Malaria in Ethiopia: A Focus on Distribution and Transmission Dynamics, Persistence, Adaptation Strategies, and Public Health Intervention

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Dr Behzad Kiani](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/41872), [Associate Professor Benn Sartorius](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/41349)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### MODELLING THE EFFECT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON THE RE-EMERGENCE OF MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES IN MAURITIUS

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Associate Professor Benn Sartorius](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/41349)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Spatial analysis for dengue hotspot prediction advancing early warning systems in a hyperendemic region, Vietnam

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Simon Reid](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2707), [Dr Wala Areed](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/42728), [Associate Professor Dung Phung](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/33047)

## Media

### Enquiries

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[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-2710)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217238961)

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