Carleigh Cowling | Kirby Institute

Carleigh is the Program Manager for the Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Group and the Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit, with extensive experience in trachoma surveillance and control and serosurveillance across Australian First Nation and Pacific settings. Carleigh joined the Kirby Institute in 2011. Carleigh has a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and a Master of Epidemiology. Her background includes epidemiology, research, policy development and community engagement, with a focus on collaboration and strengthening partner engagement.

E-mail

ccowling@kirby.unsw.edu.au

Publications

Publications

Journal articles

Cowling CS; Apadinuwe SC; Cama A; Starr M; Harding-Esch EM; Jimenez C; Bakhtiari A; Boyd S; Webster S; Solomon AW; Reid S; Kaldor JM; Vaz Nery S, 2026, 'Impact of two rounds of azithromycin mass drug administration on active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Naoero', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20, pp. e0014679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014679

2026

Jaworski A; Cowling C; Popovic G; Noorul A; Sandler S; Vaz Nery S; Kaldor J, 2026, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report 2024', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.044

2026

Jaworski A; Cowling C; Popovic G; Noorul A; Sandler S; Vaz Nery S; Kaldor J, 2026, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report 2023', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.009

2026

Dyer CEF; Jaworski A; Cowling CS; Popovic GC; Mak DB; Hernandez C; Huppatz C; Wines P; Vaz Nery S; Kaldor JM, 2026, 'Age-Specific Prevalence of Trachoma in Remote Australian Communities', Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 33, pp. 237 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2025.2602570

2026

Dyer CEF; Cowling CS; Sokana O; Neko L; Bainivalu N; Pitakaka F; Cama A; Starr M; Harding-Esch EM; Jimenez C; Bakhtiari A; Boyd S; Webster S; Solomon AW; Kaldor JM; Nery SV, 2025, 'The prevalence of trachoma, ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and anti-Pgp3 antibodies in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013381

2025

Jaworski A; Cowling C; Popovic GC; Noorul A; Sandler S; Vaz Nery S; Kaldor J, 2025, 'Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report update: 2014-2022', Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2018, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2025.49.006

2025

Liu B; Cowling C; Hayen A; Watt G; Mak DB; Lambert S; Taylor H; Kaldor JM, 2016, 'Relationship between Community Drug Administration Strategy and Changes in Trachoma Prevalence, 2007 to 2013', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, pp. e0004810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004810

2016

Cowling CS; Liu BC; Snelling TL; Ward JS; Kaldor JM; Wilson DP, 2016, 'Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2013', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 40, pp. E255 - E266, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2016.40.21

2016

Cowling CS; Liu BC; Snelling TL; Ward JS; Kaldor JM; Wilson DP, 2015, 'National trachoma surveillance annual report, 2012.', Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 39, pp. E146 - E157, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2015.39.9

2015

Shattock AJ; Gambhir M; Taylor HR; Cowling CS; Kaldor JM; Wilson DP, 2015, 'Control of Trachoma in Australia: A Model Based Evaluation of Current Interventions', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9, pp. e0003474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003474

2015

Cowling CS; Liu BC; Ward J; Snelling TL; Kaldor JM; Wilson D, 2013, 'Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2011', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 37, pp. E121 - E129

2013

Cowling CS; Povovic G; Liu BC; Ward JS; Snelling TL; Kaldor JM; Wilson DP, 2012, 'Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2010.', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 36, pp. E242 - E250

2012