Dr. Alexis (Lexi) White
Postdoctoral Researcher
Member, Quantitative Disease Ecology & Conservation Lab (QDEC Lab)
Researcher, Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases
Researcher, Emerging Pathogens Institute
Focus Area:
Research Statement: I am a mathematical ecologist interested in the disease ecology dynamics between wildlife and humans. Thus far, my research has focused on tick ecology and modeling of tick management strategies. In my current work, I explore the spatial ecology of vector-borne diseases
Adviser: Dr. Sadie Ryan
Educational Background:
- PhD in Ecological Sciences, Old Dominion University, 2019
- Graduate Certificate in Modeling and Simulation, Old Dominion University, 2015
- B.S. in Wildlife Biology, Unity College, 2013
Publications:
- White, A, R Minch, L Bidder, and H Gaff. 2020. A Simple, Inexpensive Method for Mark-Recapture of Ixodid Ticks. Journal of Insect Science. In press
- White, A, E Schaefer, C Wright, and C Kribs. 2019. Dynamics of two pathogens in a single tick population. Letters in Biomathematics 6(1): 50-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/23737867.2019.1682473
- White, A and H Gaff. 2018. Application of tick control technologies for blacklegged, lone star, and American dog ticks. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 9(1): 12. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmy006
- Gaff, HD, A White, K Leas, P Kelman, JC Squire, DL Livingston, GA Sullivan, EW Baker, and DE Sonenshine. 2015. TickBot: a novel robotic device for controlling tick populations in the natural environment. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 6(2): 146-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.11.004
- Florin, DA, RJ Brinkerhoff, H Gaff, J Jiang, RG Robbins, W Eickmeyer, J Butler, D Nielsen C Wright, A White, ME Gimpel, and AL Richards. 2014. Additional collections of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), from the State of Delaware, the first reported field collections of adult specimens from the state of Maryland, and data regarding this tick species from surveillance of migratory songbirds in Maryland. Systematic & Applied Acarology 19(3): 257-262. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.19.3.1