Samuel Allen is a DPhil researcher at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment, where he studies the spatial epidemiology of Lyme disease and other vector-borne diseases in the UK. His research examines the geographic distribution and drivers of tick-borne disease risk, and how this risk may shift under future climate and environmental change. Sam holds a BA in Geography and an MPhil in Population Health Sciences (Infectious Diseases) from the University of Cambridge, and is an editor for Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers.