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EXOTICK FORECASTING & PHYSIOLOGY LAB
I'm a Research Entomologist with the Animal Disease Research Unit in USDA-ARS. I explore how the physical, social, and community landscapes and intensified anthropogenic behavior influence species diversity and ecosystems of vector populations in order to create solutions for surveillance and control that are more resilient and sustainable against the threats of vector-borne diseases. In order to predict and manage the arthropod vectors and vector-borne diseases that affect humans and animals, a better understanding of the ecological traits that drive the spread and persistence of the vector and disease system in nature is needed. My work has been an interdisciplinary combination of statistical modeling, spatial ecology, molecular biology, and more recently, chemical ecology, community science, and biological control. While I've worked in a variety of vector systems, I currently focus on ticks of livestock and wildlife.
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