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Personal Statement
Tracy Morse is Professor of Environmental Health and Head of Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development, supporting the University to embed sustainable development at the heart of its activities. Having previously been based in Malawi for 20 years, she leads an interdisciplinary research team with a focus on addressing environmental health challenges in low and middle income countries. Working with a number of partners globally, she is focussed on promoting the importance of transdisciplinary research in addressing sustainable development for all, and supporting the transformational change needed to support attainment of UN SDGs.
Examples of previous and current research projects:
2006 - 2016: Scotland Chikwawa Health Initiative
2015 - 2020: Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity Consortium (SHARE)
2015 - 2020: WATERSPOUTT (EH Horizon 2020)
2018 - 2022: Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Uganda and Malawi (DRUM)
2021 - 2024: Sustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their Environments (SPACES)
2021 - 2023: Improving Hygiene in Guardian Waiting Shelters and Communities in Malawi: an intervention development and feasibility study
2022 - 2026: Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Well-Being
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, A public health approach to reducing diarrhoea caused by infectious diseases in children less than 5 years of age. The example of childhood cryptosporidiosis in Malawi., University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 2006
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Health, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NIHR Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
Morse, T. (Principal Investigator), Beattie, T. (Co-investigator), Davidson, J. (Co-investigator), Henderson, M. (Co-investigator), Morton, A. (Co-investigator), Quinn, N. (Co-investigator) & Sosu, E. (Co-investigator)
NHS National Institute for Health Research NIHR
1/08/22 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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VIP4SD: Building Pandemic Resilience (£10K)
Perry, M. (Principal Investigator), Roberts, J. (Co-investigator), Morse, T. (Co-investigator) & Vlachakis, C. (Research Co-investigator)
20/09/21 → …
Project: Internally funded project
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Fishing (in) the past to inform the future: Lessons from the histories of fisheries management in Lake Malawi and Mbenji Island
Wilson, D., Chirwa, E., Nkhoma, B., Gough, M., Knapp, C. W., Morse, T. & Mulwafu, W., 31 Mar 2025, In: Marine Policy. 173, 16 p., 106589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CLTS implementation in Malawi: process evaluation of a sanitation and hygiene intervention
Panulo, M., Chidziwisano, K., MacLeod, C., Kapazga, T., Dreibelbis, R., Beattie, T. K. & Morse, T., 18 Dec 2024, Charlottesville, VA, 37 p. (OSF PrePrints).Research output: Working paper › Working Paper/Preprint
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Data for: "Assessment of infrastructure, behaviours, and user satisfaction of Guardian Waiting Shelters for secondary level hospitals in southern Malawi"
Panulo, M. F. (Creator), Morse, T. (Creator) & CHIDZIWISANO, K. R. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 3 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.15129/8c7a32ff-9f90-449d-aaa2-ec59afd45e5a
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Data for: "Does poor mental health impair the effectiveness of complementary food hy-giene behavior change intervention in rural Malawi? Inclusion of child care-givers with poor mental health in humanitarian action"
Morse, T. (Creator), CHIDZIWISANO, K. R. (Creator) & Slekiene, J. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 24 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.15129/23d6e2d9-ef61-433e-9193-6a313085b531
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Prizes
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Award for Contributions to environmental health in Malawi
Morse, T. (Recipient), 6 May 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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Activities
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The role of environmental health in tackling emerging challenges
Morse, T. (Speaker)
1 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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2nd Joint China-UK Experts Symposium on Sustainable Development and Decarbonisation (S2D2)
Morse, T. (Organiser), Booth, C. (Organiser), Lin, F. (Organiser), Zhao, H. (Organiser), McArthur, S. (Speaker), Hillier, D. (Speaker), Graham, D. (Speaker) & Rivers, I. (Speaker)
2 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of special symposia
Impacts
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Reducing morbidity and mortality in Malawi through an integrated environmental health approach to improving water quality and health
Morse, T. (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Quality of life and safety, Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services, Professional practice, training and standards
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