Tafireyi Marukutira
Adjunct Research Fellow
Monash University
Orcid identifier0000-0003-1142-6114 (opens in a new tab)
- Adjunct Research FellowMonash University
- NHMRC Emerging Leadership FellowBurnet Institute
- Sessional Teaching AssociateMonash University
- Research AssociateBotswana Harvard AIDS Insititute
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BIO
I am a public health physician and infectious diseases epidemiologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience which includes 15 years in public health program management and epidemiology. I have worked in low-middle income countries mainly in clinical care, public health programs (infectious diseases including HIV), and clinical research. I have worked in public/government, private, and non-governmental organization settings including with the Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) in Botswana. I have held roles ranging from being a clinician, researcher, public health specialist, program/project leadership, and recently as an epidemiologist and manager. My long term goal is to have a meaningful contribution to major diseases of public health concern, through public health program management, research, and teaching.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Adjunct Research FellowMonash University, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia1 Feb 2019 - present
- NHMRC Emerging Leadership FellowBurnet Institute, Public Health, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2023 - present
- Sessional Teaching AssociateMonash University, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2017 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research AssociateBotswana Harvard AIDS Insititute, Clinical Research, GABORONE, Botswana1 Sep 2016 - present
- ConsultantI-TECH Botswana, HIV Testing, Gaborone, Botswana18 Jul 2016 - 30 May 2017
- Deputy Project DirectorCDC Botswana, Botswana Combination Prevention Project, Gaborone, Botswana16 Dec 2013 - 30 Apr 2015
- Clinical Intervention Technical AdvisorI-TECH Botswana, Botswana Combination Prevention Project, Gaborone, Botswana1 May 2015 - 31 May 2016
- Research Medical OfficerBotswana Baylor Clinic, Research, Gaborone, Botswana15 Dec 2008 - 29 Nov 2013
- Career Development FellowAstellas Pharma Global Development, Clinical Trials, Chicago, United States1 Apr 2011 - 31 Mar 2012
DEGREES
- PhD, Public HealthMonash University, Australia1 Jun 2016 - 20 Feb 2020
- MBChBUniversity of Zimbabwe, Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe3 Jan 1994 - 30 Nov 1998
- MPHUniversity of South Africa, Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa5 Jan 2009 - 28 Sep 2012
- MPhilStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa3 Jan 2011 - 17 Dec 2012
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- ShonaCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
WHO REGION
- WHO African Region
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Botswana