A/Professor Rebecca Guy holds a PhD in epidemiology, and a Masters of Applied Epidemiology. She has worked at the Sexual Health Program at Kirby Institute, UNSW, since 2008 and in 2015 was appointed Head of the Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Program. Her research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of sexually transmissible infections. She has led a large number of collaborative studies, particularly in the area of clinical and public health interventions, which include: large-scale epidemiological studies involving complex surveillance systems; the evaluation of STI control strategies; and rapid point-of-care tests for STIs in remote and developing country settings.