Elizabeth is an epidemiologist focusing on the intersection between public health evidence and the messy realities of politics, culture and money. She is currently leading research that investigates the links between market incentives, medicine pricing and medicine quality, working mostly in Indonesia. Elizabeth is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Universitas Pancasila [pronounced Panchaseela] in Jakarta, and also holds honorary posts the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

She holds a PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology and an MSc in Medical Demography (both from LSHTM) and, absurdly, an MA in Classical Chinese from Oxford. She sometimes writes books gives TED talks, on issues including the HIV industry, decision-making in public health, Indonesia, corruption and historical memory.