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Amy Paterson
MBChB MSc Med
DPhil Student
Amy is a DPhil student in the Epidemic diseases clinical research group (ERGO). Her research focuses on stigma associated with emerging infectious diseases with the aim of developing a cross-outbreak stigma assessment tool. She is supported by a Rhodes Scholarship and supervised by Professor Piero Olliaro, Dr Amanda Rojek, Dr Nina Gobat, and Dr Ashleigh Cheyne.
Amy received her MBChB and MSc Med from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and worked as a clinician in her home province of KwaZulu-Natal before joining the University of Oxford. She is a passionate advocate for equitable, person-centred healthcare.
Recent publications
Ebola disease stigma: mixed methods insights from the 2022 Sudan ebolavirus outbreak
Journal article
Paterson A. et al, (2025), BMJ Open, 15, e107795 - e107795
The (Re)-emerging And ePidemic Infectious Diseases (RAPID) Stigma Scales: a cross-outbreak scale development and psychometric validation study
Journal article
Paterson A. et al, (2025), The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25, e635 - e644
Ebola Stigma and Its Impact on Outbreak Control: Lessons From Key Informant Interviews in Central Uganda
Journal article
Paterson A. et al, (2025), Tropical Medicine & International Health, 30, 1006 - 1017
Mpox stigma in the UK and implications for future outbreak control: a cross-sectional mixed methods study
Journal article
Paterson A. et al, (2025), BMC Medicine, 23
An hourglass model for conceptualising stigma in infectious disease outbreaks
Journal article
Paterson A. et al, (2025), Scientific Reports, 15