Ms Andrea Grout

Ms Andrea Grout PhD at James Cook University, Australia, investigating the role of airlines in infectious disease control in national and international air travel.

During her doctoral studies, Ms Andrea Grout has held various positions as research assistant undertaking quantitative and qualitative research activities and is currently in the last stages of finalizing her thesis. 

Born in Germany, Ms Grout received her pharmaceutical training in Germany and holds a MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.  

She has a diversity of industry experience, including the airline industry, the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the individual and community health sector. She has served as volunteer in various positions at Kharaz Refugee Camp in Yemen as part of a UNHCR and ADRA joint health project.  

Drawing on her background as former cabin crew and independent public health consultant, her area of interest is the impact of air travel on the health of passengers and crew, in particular infection risks and control measures associated with air travel, as well as public health policy in commercial air transport.   

She has published six journal articles in these subject areas, and two book chapters.