Nirali is a Research Fellow based within the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and Modelling (BESTEAM) team at University of Birmingham. In this role, she is part of the Geostatistics for Public Health group, where she works with Professor Emanuele Giorgi and Dr Claudio Fronterre on the application of geostatistical methods to global health research.
Prior to this role, Nirali completed her PhD in Statistics and Epidemiology at Lancaster University. Her doctoral research focused on quantifying the ecological, environmental and anthropogenic drivers of zoonotic spillover, exploring a range of zoonotic disease systems, including those associated with illegal wildlife trade, through a One Health approach.
Nirali also holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Imperial College London, where she worked as a Research Assistant on research relating to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV.