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.
he/him nick.dowhaniuk@ufl.edu National Geographic Young Explorer and Graduate School Fellow, National Geographic Society Country of Origin: Canada Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2016 Expected Graduation: Fall 2020 Current Course of Study: Graduate Certificate in Tropical Conservation and Development Graduate Certificate in Trauma and Resiliency Informed Approaches in Public Health Dissertation Topic: Illness, Health-Seeking Behavior, and […]
clippi@ufl.edu @AedesLady http://www.catlippi.com/ Member, Quantitative Disease Ecology & Conservation Lab (QDEC Lab) Curriculum Vita State of Origin: Florida Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2016 Expected Graduation: Spring 2021 Dissertation Topic: Dengue and Zika virus transmission in coastal Ecuador Research Statement: I am broadly interested in vector-borne diseases, public health vector control, and investigating the social […]
yangann1@ufl.edu Country of Origin: China Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2016 Expected Graduation: Spring 2020 Dissertation Topic: TBD Areas of interest: infectious disease, epidemiology, ecological niche modeling, geospatial analysis Adviser: Dr. Jason Blackburn Educational Background B.E. in Surveying and Mapping, Hohai University M.S. in Geography, Michigan State University
tvjoyxq@ufl.edu Country of Origin: China Degree Program: M.S. Entered Program: Fall 2016 Expected Graduation: Spring 2018 Dissertation Topic: TBD Areas of interest: Medical Geography, GIS Adviser: Dr. Liang Mao Educational Background B.S. in GIS, Hunan Normal University
BLACKBURN – Banana xanthomonas wilt continues to spread in Tanzania despite an intensive symptomatic plant removal campaign: an impending socio-economic and ecological disaster Mpoki M. Shimwela, Randy C. Ploetz, Fen D. Beed, Jeffrey B. Jones, Jason K. Blackburn, Shabani I. Mkulila, Ariena H. C. van Bruggen Article first published online: 16 SEPT 2016 Food Security DOI: 10.1007/s12571-016-0609-3 […]
guangrandeng@ufl.edu Country of Origin: China Degree Program: M.S. Entered Program: Fall 2016 Expected Graduation: Spring 2018 Dissertation Topic: To be determined Areas of interest: Medical Geography, GIS, 3D modelling, Coding Adviser: Dr. Liang Mao Educational Background B.S in GIS in Central South University
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 […]
GAINESVILLE, Florida – A new collection of research articles, jointly edited by Dr. Sadie Ryan and published by PLoS ONE examines the health and well being of captive elephant populations in North American zoos and preserves. This collection is sensitive in nature. While keeping large, socially complex, and long-lived animals, such as elephants, in captivity […]
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RYAN – Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue infection among public sector healthcare providers in Machala, Ecuador Andrew S. Handel, Efraín Beltrán Ayala, Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova, Abigail G. Fessler, Julia L. Finkelstein, Roberto Xavier Robalino Espinoza, Sadie J. Ryan and Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra Article first published online: 01 JUN 2016 Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines DOI: […]