About

 Faith Alele is a Medical Doctor and an adjunct Senior Lecturer in Public Health at James Cook University. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria in 2010. She also earned her Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine degree with distinction (2017) and a PhD in Health (2022) from James Cook University (JCU), Australia. Dr Faith Alele worked as a Public Health Clinician in rural Southwestern Nigeria with extensive clinical experience in managing health conditions in tropical settings. She undertook various projects focused on maternal and perinatal health, infectious diseases (Ebola, Lassa fever, HIV/TB) and non-communicable diseases. Dr Faith Alele has vast research experience, which cuts across Public Health, Medical Education, Occupational Health and exceptional heat illness-related research.

Teaching: Dr Faith Alele has strong experience in teaching and curriculum development. She is passionate about improving students learning experiences and she has provided significant and innovative teaching leadership as the subject coordinator for Epidemiology in Public Health and Health Professional Research at JCU. As a testament to her innovative teaching, she was a recipient of the JCU 2022 Learning and Teaching Innovation grant.

Research: Dr Faith Alele’s research interests include infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, neglected tropical diseases, and digital health. She is a recipient of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) 2022 Early Career Grants Programme and has attracted $330,000 in research grants. She has over 45 impactful publications in peer-reviewed journals and also published a press book on research methods for undergraduatehealth profession students. She has been involved in the supervision of Honours (2), Masters (2) and PhD (2) students from diverse cultural backgrounds with timely completion.  Dr Alele is a member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Association for Medical Education in Europe and the Australasian Epidemiological Association. She also serves as an editorial board member for different international journals.

Service and Engagement: Dr Faith Alele has numerous collaborations nationally and internationally. She served as the treasurer for the Early and Middle Career Researchers group at JCU between 2021 and 2022 and was also part of the working transition group in 2023. She also served as the Treasurer and Academic Liaison Officer for the Nigerian Community in Townsville, providing academic support for new and current students in the institution.

Current Projects

  1. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Lassa fever and COVID-19 Co-infection among patients in Ondo State, Nigeria. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Grant - RSTMH’s 2022 Early Career Grants Programme.
  2. Rural Generalists Perspectives on the Utility of Advanced Specialist Training. Funded by the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant.
  3. Retention of JCU basic medical sciences influence on entry knowledge testing and need for early educational intervention of post graduate GP registrars. Funded by the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant
Interests
Research
  • Communicable disease epidemiology
  • Non-communicable disease epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Determinants of health
  • Health education
Experience
  • 2023 to present - Senior Lecturer Public Health, University of the Sunshine Coast (Sippy Downs)
  • 2023 to 2026 - Adjunct Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2020 to 2023 - Lecturer, Epidemiology, James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2019 to 2020 - Research Officer, James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2018 to 2020 - Associate Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2017 to 2018 - Casual Academic (Teaching), James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2013 to 2018 - Medical Officer 1, Federal Medical Centre, Owo (Ondo State, Nigeria)
  • 2016 to 2017 - Evaluation Officer, James Cook University (Townsville)
  • 2011 to 2012 - Medical Officer, Mararaba Gurku Medical Centre (Nassarawa, Nigeria)
  • 2010 to 2011 - House Officer, Federal Medical Centre, Owo (Ondo State, Nigeria)
Research Disciplines
Socio-Economic Objectives
Honours
Awards
  • 2017 - Top Australian Epidemiological Association student prize winner
  • 2017 - Academic Medal (Recognition of Academic Excellence)
  • 2022 to 2023 - $10,000 - JCU Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant.
  • 2016 to 2017 - Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with Distinction
Fellowships
  • 2022 to 2023 - £4,653.63 - RSTMH’s 2022 Early Career Grants Programme. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Lassa fever and COVID-19 Co-infection among patients in Ondo State, Nigeria. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Grant.
Publications

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 38+ research outputs authored by Dr Faith Alele from 2016 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant

Rural Generalists Perspectives on the Utility of Advanced Specialist Training

Indicative Funding
$149,425 over 1 year
Summary
This study seeks to assess the utility of the advanced skills training program among current GP registrars and rural generalists who have undergone the training. We intend to take a broader view of `utility?, seeking the perspectives of both Fellows with advanced skills and their employers and other community representatives. The outcome has the potential to inform the program implementors on the way to structure both advanced skills training and support for service provision and continuing professional development, whilst enhancing healthcare delivery in rural settings and improving patient health outcomes.
Investigators
Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Lawrie McArthur, Faith Alele and Emma Anderson (College of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Public Health and Medical & Vet Sciences)
Keywords
General Practice; Advanced Skills Training

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine - Education Research Grant

Retention of JCU basic medical sciences influence on entry knowledge testing and need for early educational intervention of post graduate GP registrars

Indicative Funding
$149,425 over 1 year
Summary
This project proposes the use of a basic science exam that serves as a diagnostic tool to aid early identification and remediation of gaps in the learning of new GP registrars. Given that assessment drives learning, the inclusion of a formative basic science retention exam in the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) assessment schedule for new GP registrars can be used to strengthen learning of the basic sciences and their application to clinical practice. Additionally, the study will aid the identification of contextual and cultural differences in terms of knowledge gaps and facilitate the development of tailored interventions to improve registrars? integration of basic sciences into clinical practice.
Investigators
Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Lawrie McArthur, Faith Alele, Emma Anderson, Richard Hays and Tarun Sen Gupta (College of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences and JCU Murtupuni Centre for Rural & Remote Health)
Keywords
General Practice; Science; Medical Education

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) - Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR)

Research capacity building for control of neglected tropical diseases: A path for sustainable societies on the tropics

Indicative Funding
$25,760 over 1 year
Summary
The international community has pledged through the Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2030. NTDs are distributed in several regions in the world, including Oceania and The Americas, and are estimated to affect close to 2 billion people. Guatemala and Queensland, Australia share similar ecological and tropical environments that enhances their susceptibility to epidemics caused by NTDs, particularly considering the effect of climate change. The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) and James Cook University (JCU) will conduct a project to build NTDs data analysis capacity and support the efforts of early and middle career researchers to conduct collaborative research in Australia and Guatemala. The project consists of a mixture of online workshops and online research meetings.
Investigators
Maria Castellanos Reynosa, Theophilus Emeto, Oyelola Adegboye and Faith Alele (College of Public Health and Medical & Vet Sciences)
Keywords
Neglected tropical diseases; Capacity building; Global Health; Tropics; Latin America
Supervision

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current
  • Investigating the impact of Cognitive Load on Simulated Patients during high stakes OSCEs and its effect on Assessment of Medical Students' performance (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
  • Local spatial and spatiotemporal machine learning for small area estimation in public health (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-management practices in Diabetic Patients (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
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  • 5+ collaborations
  • 4 collaborations
  • 3 collaborations
  • 2 collaborations
  • 1 collaboration
  • Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)

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