Samantha Carlson

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Dr Carlson is an early career mixed-methods vaccine social scientist based at The Kids Research Institute Australia. As a BrightSpark WA Early-Career Child Health Researcher Fellow, Dr Carlson is leading research that seeks to understand how to improve access to and understanding about vaccination, particularly among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children living in regional/remote Western Australia. As an early career researcher, Dr Carlson has already made a significant contribution to the field, both nationally and internationally, which was recently recognised by the Government of Western Australia awarding Dr Carlson and her team the WA Health Inoculate Accolade 2024 award for her “hard work and outstanding service in immunisation.” Through her consultancy work with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, she led the development of the operational guidance of acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Europe. She has also assisted with work that sought to understand reasons for low childhood vaccine uptake in various European countries. Dr Carlson’s work has informed Australian resources about immunisation, such as the Commonwealth Department of Health’s Questions about Vaccination booklet, the Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation influenza resources, and information developed for health care providers about vaccines distributed by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. Her work has also informed vaccination programs in New South Wales and Western Australia. Dr Carlson is skilled in consumer engagement, stakeholder management, and research translation.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Post Doctoral Research Officer, Telethon Kids Institute
  • 2020–present
    Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
  • 2016–2020
    Research Officer, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance

Education

  • 2021 
    University of Sydney, Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine)
  • 2015 
    University of Sydney , Master of Public Health
  • 2014 
    University of Sydney, Bachelor of Science (Immunology and Microbiology)

Publications

  • 2021
    Influenza disease and vaccination in children in Australia, Medical Journal of Australia
  • 2021
    Communicating with patients and the public about COVID-19 vaccine safety: recommendations from the Collaboration on Social Science in Immunisation, Medical Journal of Australia
  • 2021
    The Collaboration for Increasing Influenza Vaccination in Children (CIIVIC): a meeting report, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • 2020
    Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) 2017 and 2018: Prospective hospital-based surveillance for serious paediatric conditions, Commun Dis Intell
  • 2020
    An evaluation of the 2016 influenza vaccination in pregnancy campaign in NSW, Australia, Public Health Res Pract
  • 2020
    Barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness: A cross‐sectional survey, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • 2019
    Attitudes about and access to influenza vaccination experienced by parents of children hospitalised for influenza in Australia, Vaccine

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Coronavax: Preparing Community and Government
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Government of Western Australia, Department of Health, Communicable Disease Control Directorate
  • 2020
    Coronavax: Preparing Community and Government
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Catalyst Research Grant
  • 2020
    Country Western Australia Immunization Coverage Rates Scoping Project
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Western Australia Country Heath Services
  • 2020
    Coronavax 3: Helping the hard-to-reach
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Focus Grant

Contact Samantha for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision