Epidemiology of vector-borne diseases (in people, dogs, cats, horses, and wildlife) in California. Special interests include granulocytic ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and plague.

Simulation and analytical modeling of infectious disease persistence and emergence in nature, using different pathogen-host systems.

Teaching:
Disease Ecology
Infectious Disease
Vector-borne disease epidemiology

Member, SVM MPVM Curriculum Committee
Member, Grad Group in Epidemiology
Member, Grad Group in Ecology
Member, Grad Group in Comparative Pathology

China, Mongolia, Mexico, Australia

Spanish

Vectorborne Diseases and Infectious Disease Ecology Laboratory