Research
Our research currently focuses on climate-health issues, vector borne disease modeling, insecticide resistance, geospatial models of intervention, and quantifying the social-ecological risk of vector borne disease exposure. 

We work with the applied realm, aiming to align our model findings with real-world decision making frameworks and scales. We seek to inform vector control, surveillance, and guide and engage further research into these systems.

We also work on ecology at the human-wildlife interface, particularly where it pertains to disease ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management.

We use methods from landscape ecology (GIS, remote sensing, spatial analyses), quantitative ecology, and epidemiology to analyze landscape change, health outcomes, and the impact of anthropogenic changes, including climate change.
Topics / ongoing projects

Vector ecology and social-ecological dynamics of VBDs
  • Dengue/Chikunguya/Zika
    • Social-ecological systems and climate-health in Ecuador and the Caribbean
  • Malaria
    • ​Geospatial models of intervention in Africa
    • Climate change and shifting risk on the landscape
    • Vector-pathogen life-history and temperature relationships
  • Tick borne diseases
    • ​Geospatial models of ticks and pathogens in the US and Southern Africa

​Sadie J. Ryan is the Core II Bioinformatics Lead for the
CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Disease
  • Supports a number of projects in the US, and involves us in outreach to agencies and practitioners. 

Spatial ecology of livestock and wildlife disease outbreaks
  • Anthrax and environmental transmission frameworks
  • Bluetongue and climate change risk

​Older Projects