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First of all: about me and my background! I am an alumna of @IowaStateU (Genetics, 2007) and worked in genetics and microbiology research @ISUVetMed We looked at the spread of Campylobacter jejuni 
strains among sheep
: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22189122/ 1/10
strains among sheep: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22189122/ 1/10
…and in the environment 
: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113511006663 to understand how strains move between farms and why some strains cause more harm than others 2/10
: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113511006663 to understand how strains move between farms and why some strains cause more harm than others 2/10
After all the lab 
work, I got interested in #publichealth and went to grad school! @UofUHealth (MPH, 2013) I studied influenza transmission in schoolchildren and decided to pursue a #PhD in #epidemiology @UWMadison (
became 
) 3/10
work, I got interested in #publichealth and went to grad school! @UofUHealth (MPH, 2013) I studied influenza transmission in schoolchildren and decided to pursue a #PhD in #epidemiology @UWMadison ( became ) 3/10
With @jonathanpatz and colleagues at @UWPopHealthSci , I studied how #climate and #environment shape #dengue seasonality in rural Ecuador: https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007360 4/10
With support from @UWGlobalHealth and @AndeanHealth, I also collected field data on climate 
, environment 
, and mosquito abundance 
, to see if we could predict small-scale mosquito habitats/climate using #machinelearning (this is where coding became really important!) 5/10
, environment , and mosquito abundance , to see if we could predict small-scale mosquito habitats/climate using #machinelearning (this is where coding became really important!) 5/10
There was a lot of #data to organize, manage, and clean before analysis and building models! My #coding skills were pretty rudimentary at the start (more on that tomorrow!) but improved a lot over this time period 6/10
After graduation, I started my joint #postdoc with @UpstateNews and @UFGeog. I’ve mostly been based at our field site in Machala (banana 
capitol), Ecuador 
, running studies on climate, environment, mosquitoes, dengue, respiratory disease, and ticks, among others! 7/10
capitol), Ecuador , running studies on climate, environment, mosquitoes, dengue, respiratory disease, and ticks, among others! 7/10
Our site has hosted lots of collaborators and students through the SUNY Upstate Institute for Global Health: https://upstateglobalhealth.org/international-research/ and we do lots of outreach with local collaborators ( #rstats en español, anyone?) 8/10
I’ve been lucky to partner with my mentors @SadieRyan and @DrAnnaStewart to examine vectorborne disease in Ecuador https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-3930-9
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007969 9/10
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007969 9/10
As you can see, my research includes lots of data types and sources, #scicomm, coding, teaching, cleaning, and I’ve had a circuitous route while building all of these skills! I’m hoping to share more about this all week and I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you! 10/10
