A/Prof Freya Shearer
Ceb Unit Head - Infectious Disease Dynamics
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
67 Scholarly works
21 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Temporal analysis of respiratory virus epidemics in Victoria over winter 2024
DOI: 10.33321/cdi.2026.50.0152026
Journal article
A time-varying geospatial model of habitat suitability for Japanese encephalitis virus vectors and vertebrate hosts in Australia
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.00141272026
Journal article
Border quarantine, vaccination and public health measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 importations in Australia: a modelling study
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2025.01442026
Journal article
Modeling of H5N1 influenza virus kinetics during dairy cattle infection suggests the timing of infectiousness
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.30035862024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Australian Centre for Epidemic Forecasting and Analytics
2023
Research Contracts
Situational Awareness Analytics to Support the COVID-19 Response
2022
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Mitigating the Impacts of Infectious Disease Emergencies
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Temporal trends in test-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic
DOI: 10.1080/29937574.2025.25218582025
Journal article
Web-based models to inform health policy: A scoping review
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-025-01367-z2025
Journal article
A modular approach to forecasting COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01086-02025
Journal article
Inferring temporal trends of multiple pathogens, variants, subtypes or serotypes from routine surveillance data
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf1192025
Journal article
Predicting immune protection against outcomes of infectious disease from population-level effectiveness data with application to COVID-19
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.1269872025
Journal article
The importance of playing the long game when it comes to pandemic surveillance
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2500328122
RECENT PROJECTS
2022
Research contracts (non-grants)
Continuation of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Risk Mapping and Geospatial Analysis TKI Sub Contract
2024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Optimising Surveillance System Design to Support Epidemic Response