Dr. Elizabeth Kiilu

Biography

Dr. Elizabeth Kiilu is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Bradford, where she teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and supervises PhD and Master's students.

Her research and practice focus on health inequalities, particularly within ethnic minority and migrant communities, and she works to co-produce and evaluate public health interventions that improve health outcomes and enhance engagement with healthcare systems. Elizabeth’s work is informed by over a decade of experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health systems and public health programs across Africa and the UK.

Current interventions she leads or co-leads include:

Principal  investigator: UKRI/MRC-funded project to reduce vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority women and their young children through the co-creation of a digital animation tool, in partnership with the University of Leeds, Bradford Council, and the Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR).

Co-Lead: A European Union and CDC-funded initiative training public health fellows from eight sub-Saharan African countries in epidemiology and biostatistics, with the aim of building capacity for disease outbreak and epidemic response in the region.

Elizabeth is committed to community-led research and inclusive health systems development, working in partnership with voluntary sector organisations and international agencies to ensure that public health solutions are contextually relevant and equitable.

Before joining the University of Bradford, Elizabeth was a Lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, where she taught and supervised Master's and PhD students in Public Health.

She holds a PhD in Public Health from JKUAT, an MSc in Public Health from the University of South Wales (UK), and an MSc in Health Systems Management from Kenya Methodist University.

Elizabeth continues to collaborate with a range of stakeholders including the World Bank, USAID, CDC, and Kenya’s Ministry of Health, focusing on evidence-based policy, programme development, and capacity building to address public health challenges.

Research

1. Maternal health. 
2. Migrant health (Refugee and Asylum-seeking) health inequalities (in women).
3. Health inequalities among minority poluations and deprived communities.
4. HIV/AIDS Research.
5. Physical Inactivity in children.

Teaching

Maternal and child health
Global family health
Disaster preparedness and Management
Occupational health and safety
Health services management
Managing healthcare human resources for health
Health systems management
Management and Leadership in Health
Food sanitation and safety
Organizational behavior in healthcare organizations
Research Methods in healthcare
Epidemiology

Publications