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Disease Ecology chapter in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies

RYAN – Chapter 3: Disease Ecology Dr. Ryan’s chapter was published in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies Gavin J. Andrews, Valorie A. Crooks, Jamie R. Pearce, Jane P. Messina ABSTRACT: Disease ecology combines methods from quantitative ecological modeling, such as those used to explore population dynamics, evolutionary processes, and systems thinking, with quantified measures of […]

Temperature drives Zika virus transmission: evidence from empirical and mathematical models

RYAN – Temperature drives Zika virus transmission: evidence from empirical and mathematical models Blanka Tesla, Leah R. Demakovsky, Erin A. Mordecai, Sadie J. Ryan, Matthew H. Bonds, Calistus N. Ngonghala, Melinda A. Brindley, Courtney C. Murdock Article first published online: 15 AUG 2018 Proceedings of the Royal Society B DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0795 ABSTRACT: Temperature is a […]

Nonlinear and delayed impacts of climate on dengue risk in Barbados: A modelling study

LIPPI, RYAN – Nonlinear and delayed impacts of climate on dengue risk in Barbados: A modelling study Rachel Lowe, Antonio Gasparrini, Cédric J. Van Meerbeeck, Catherine A. Lippi, Roché Mahon, Adrian R. Trotman, Leslie Rollock, Avery Q. J. Hinds, Sadie J. Ryan, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra Article first published online: 17 JUL 2018 PLOS Medicine DOI: […]

Geography Colloquium: Measuring and modelling the lives of ocean wanderers

Measuring and modelling the lives of ocean wanderers Speaker: Dr. Philipp H. Boersch-Supan Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 28, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Albatrosses, penguins, and elephant seals exploit the resources of the world’s largest habitat – the […]

Geography Colloquium: Affecting Factors and Per-Pixel Accuracy Prediction for Land Cover Classification

Affecting Factors and Per-Pixel Accuracy Prediction for Land Cover Classification Speaker: Dr. Reza Khatami Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, February 16, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

deBInfer: Bayesian inference for dynamical models of biological systems in R

BOERSCH-SUPAN, RYAN – deBInfer: Bayesian inference for dynamical models of biological systems in R Philipp H. Boersch-Supan, Sadie J. Ryan, Leah R. Johnson Article first published online: 15 OCT 2016 Methods in Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12679 ABSTRACT: 1.Understanding the mechanisms underlying biological systems, and ultimately, predicting their behaviours in a changing environment requires overcoming the […]

Geography Colloquium: Bison, Anthrax, and the Environment – Indirect Disease Transmission Risks & Modeling

Bison, Anthrax, and the Environment – Indirect Disease Transmission Risks & Modeling Speaker: Ms. Dawn Nekorchuk PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, October 13, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3006 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Farewell to summer MedGeo researcher

This summer, Geography’s Ryan Lab and the Emerging Pathogens Institute were proud to host Lauren Fregosi as a summer research intern working on Dr. Sadie Ryan‘s National Science Foundation’s Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (NSF EEID) grant. The internship, which was offered through the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, was focused on modelling approaches […]

Demonstrating correspondence between decision-support models and dynamics of real-world environmental systems

SOUTHWORTH – Demonstrating correspondence between decision-support models and dynamics of real-world environmental systems Ray Huffaker, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Miguel A. Campo-Bescós, Jane Southworth Article first published online: 24 May 2016 Environmental Modelling & Software DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.04.024 ABSTRACT: There are increasing calls to audit decision-support models used for environmental policy to ensure that they correspond with the […]

Geography Colloquium: On Analyzing Occupation Interdependence in Urban Economies and Modeling Coupled Natural-Human Systems

On Analyzing Occupation Interdependence in Urban Economies and Modeling Coupled Natural-Human Systems Speaker: Dr. Rachata Muneepeerakul Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering Thursday, February 4, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.