Christopher Baker

Dr Christopher Baker is a Research Fellow who has joint position between the School of Mathematics and Statistics and the Centre of Biosecurity Risk Analysis in the School of BioSciences. Their research focusses on using mathematics to inform policy in biosecurity, ecology and epidemiology. Since joining The University of Melbourne in 2020, they have worked on COVID-19 modelling to support policy in Australia and countries in Oceania through WHO collaboration; worked with the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment on biosecurity policy; and has worked with the Melbourne Centre of Data Science to help build collaborations with the focus of using mathematics to improve policy in biological systems.