Sandrena Frischer
DPhil Student
Sandrena Ruth Frischer is a DPhil Student in Population Health supervised by Professor Michael Parker (Ethox Centre) and Associate Professor Goylette Chami (SchistoTrack). Her doctoral research focuses on practical ethical challenges during research on debilitating neglected tropical diseases that disproportionately affect the 1.7 billion most impoverished people globally, the majority of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. Sandrena’s doctoral studies are supported by Oxford Population Health and Rotary International.
Prior to her DPhil, Sandrena managed field and data operations for a longitudinal epidemiological study on Lassa Fever in Liberia, conducted in partnership with Phebe Hospital, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation (CEPI), and the National Public Health Institute of Liberia.
Sandrena also worked in healthcare access for undocumented migrants in the United States, in health equity and systems strengthening in Liberia, and as a community health specialist with the United States Peace Corps in Ecuador.
Sandrena holds a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley, and an MSc in Public Health for Development from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where her master's dissertation investigated Ebola vaccine trial participant experiences with contraception as a condition of trial participation in Sierra Leone.
Recent publications
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Conceptualising care pathways for neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic scoping review
Preprint
Frischer SR. et al, (2024)
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The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis: a systematic scoping review
Journal article
Ockenden E. et al, (2024), PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Abortion decision-making process trajectories and determinants in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Lokubal P. et al, (2022), EClinicalMedicine, 54
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Abortion decision-making trajectories and factors influencing such trajectories in low- and middle-income countries: a protocol for mixed-methods systematic review
Journal article
Lokubal P. et al, (2021), BMJ Open, 11, e049507 - e049507