Boden, Lisa
- Position:
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- Head of Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Dean of Veterinary Medicine
- Professor of Population Medicine and Veterinary Public Health Policy
- Co-Director of EPIC, Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks
- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Field of Work:
- Veterinary Schools
- Fellowship Route:
- Meritorious Contributions to the Profession (MCP)
- Area of Support:
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- Collaborative research
- International issues
- One Health Agenda
- Professional mentoring
- Promoting knowledge and best practice
- Public engagement
- Translating research into veterinary practice
Lisa Boden is Head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She is a UK (RCVS) and European veterinary specialist in veterinary public health & population medicine with a PhD in veterinary epidemiology and a Masters of Laws in medical law and ethics. She holds a Personal Chair and is a Professor of Population Medicine and Veterinary Public Health Policy at the R(D)SVS at the University of Edinburgh; She is senior vice President of the European College of Veterinary Public Health (www.ecvph.org) and a member of the SSAC (Scottish Science Advisory Council).
Her research includes translation and communication of science as effective and ethical evidence for policy, contingency planning and emergency outbreak response and management, risk assessment and communication and horizon scanning and scenario planning work to facilitate strategic thinking about risk and long-term future resilience to disease outbreaks.
Professor Boden also leads a programme of One Health research in fragile and conflict affected regions (such as Syria and surrounding countries- see One Health FIELD Network) to improve preparedness and timely response to global health, environment and food security threats.