Val Curtis

Val Curtis
Born20 September 1958
Died19 October 2020(2020-10-19) (aged 62)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Leeds; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Wageningen Agricultural University
Known forWASH policy; Behaviour Centred Design; Disgustology
SpouseRobert Aunger
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsPublic health; human behaviour
InstitutionsLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
ThesisThe Dangers of Dirt: Household Hygiene and Health (1998)
Academic advisorsAnke Niehof, Thierry Mertens

Valerie Ann Curtis (20 September 1958[1] – 19 October 2020)[2][3] was a British scientist who was Director of the Environmental Health Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. This is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to improving hygiene, sanitation and water in households and schools through enhancing knowledge.

Curtis had a background in engineering, epidemiology and anthropology, and had a particular interest in human behaviour, especially from an evolutionary perspective. She applied these to hygiene and sanitation, using an approach known as Behaviour Centred Design for improvements in hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, product development and other behaviour-related problems in WASH policy.[4]

  1. ^ "Professor Valerie Curtis obituary". The Times. 13 November 2020. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ Curtis, Val (16 July 2020). "I'm one of the thousands of extra cancer deaths we'll see this year". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ LSHTM pays tribute to Professor Val Curtis
  4. ^ "Professor Val Curtis BSc MSc PhD". London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.