Ingrid is a cardiovascular epidemiologist with a background in biostatistics. She is currently a PhD candidate within the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia, supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council postgraduate scholarship. Ingrid's PhD project uses linked administrative data to investigate disease progression and complications associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in young Australians. This project forms part of the larger ERASE project (End RHD in Australia: Study of Epidemiology), led by A/Prof Judith Katzenellenbogen.