Epidemiology and prevention of mosquito-transmitted infections
Biosafety and biodefense
Selected Research Projects
Epidemiology of Powassan virus: why is encephalitis so rare when the virus is common in ticks throughout New England?
Ecology of deer tick-transmitted infections: relative contribution of vertebrate hosts to the basic reproduction number of Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia microti, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia miyamotoi, and deer tick virus
Nontarget effects of anti-mosquito interventions: dynamic response of arthropods to sporadic mortality events
Epidemiology of human babesiosis: basis for increased risk of Babesia microti babesiosis
Mice Against Ticks (MIT): population biology of Borrelia burgdorferi transmission
Research and Clinical Interests
Diagnostic support for clinicians who wish to rule out vector-borne infection