Gerard Kelly

Gerard Kelly is a seasoned epidemiologist with extensive experience in spatial epidemiology and public health consulting, currently serving as a Senior Epidemiologist at Vysnova Partners, Inc. since October 2021 and as a Spatial Epidemiologist / GIS Lead at Beyond Essential Systems since December 2019. An independent consultant since 2005, Gerard has specialized in project implementation, capacity building, and operational research across the Pacific, Southern and South-East Asia, and Africa. Notable consultancies include serving as a Malaria Surveillance Consultant for the World Health Organization in the Solomon Islands from 2022 to 2023, and as GIS / SDSS Lead for Enhanced Surveillance at the University of California San Francisco. Gerard holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Spatial Epidemiology from The University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Environmental Science in Environmental Management from the University of Newcastle.