Dr Gemma Bowsher is a social scientist and medical doctor working at the interface of health security and CBRN threats in complex settings, particularly those experiencing conflict. Based at the Centre for Conflict and Health Security, King’s College London, Gemma’s work spans academic, operational and policy domains in settings such as Ukraine, the MENA region and the Indo-Pacific. She leads empirically-driven research programmes encompassing themes such as emerging biological risks, CBRN arms control and mis/disinformation.
Dr Bowsher is a fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and the Royal Geographical Society, and holds visiting appointments at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge and the American University of Iraq. Gemma couples her work in global health security with clinical practice in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service.
