Samantha Vanderslott

Sociology – Vaccines and Society Unit, University of Oxford             

I am a health sociologist and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, leading the Vaccines and Society Unit (VAS) hosted by the Oxford Vaccine Group. My work centres around health, society, and policy topics. I draw on perspectives from sociology, anthropology, history, global health, and science and technology studies (STS). I seek to understand key themes determining vaccine support and opposition, particularly highlighting activism from a pro-vaccine perspective and addressing questions posed by public policies aiming to encourage or mandate vaccination.