People

Center Leadership

Dr. Lyric Bartholomay

Position title: Co-Director, MCEVBD

Email: lyric.bartholomay@wisc.edu

Cassie Halvorsen

Position title: Center Coordinator

Email: chalvorsen2@wisc.edu

Dr. Susan Paskewitz

Position title: Co-Director, MCEVBD

Email: smpaskew@wisc.edu

Principle Investigators

Dr. Nicole Achee

Credentials: University of Notre Dame

Email: nachee@nd.edu

Dr. Henry (Rique) Campa

Credentials: Michigan State University

Email: campa@msu.edu

Dr. John Grieco

Credentials: University of Notre Dame

Email: jgrieco@nd.edu

Dr. Justin Harbison

Credentials: Loyola University Chicago

Email: jharbison@luc.edu

Dr. Catherine Hill

Credentials: Purdue University

Email: hillca@purdue.edu

Dr. Molly Scheel

Credentials: Indiana University

Email: Molly.A.Scheel.2@nd.edu

Dr. Rebecca Smith

Credentials: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Email: rlsdvm@illinois.edu

Dr. Jean Tsao

Credentials: Michigan State University

Email: tsao@msu.edu

Dr. Ned Walker

Credentials: Michigan State University

Email: walker@msu.edu

Research Staff

Dr. David Jansen

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Data Scientist

Email: dajansen3@wisc.edu

Phurchhoki Sherpa

Credentials: Purdue University

Position title: Public Health Entomology Program Coordinator

Email: psherpa@purdue.edu

Brad Tucker

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Research Specialist

Email: bjtucker2@wisc.edu

Tela Zembsch

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Research Specialist

Email: zembsch@wisc.edu

Postdocs & Graduate Students

Lide Bi

Credentials: Purdue University

Position title: Master's Student

Email: bil@purdue.edu

Matthew Buchholz

Credentials: Michigan State University

Position title: Postdoc

Email: buchho50@msu.edu

Anwesha Chakravarti

Credentials: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Position title: PhD Student

Email: anwesha5@illinois.edu

Dr. Karen Fuenzalida Araya

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: PhD Student

Dr. Benedicte Fustec

Credentials: University of Notre Dame

Position title: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Email: bfustec@nd.edu

Dr. Majidah Hamid-Adiamoh

Credentials: Indiana University

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: mhamidad@iu.edu

Dr. Maria Murgia

Credentials: Purdue University

Position title: Postdoc

Rosemary Philip

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Master's Student

Email: rphilip2@wisc.edu

Tom Richards

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: PhD Student

Email: trichards@wisc.edu

Ali Ross

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Master's Student

Zack Sieb

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Master's Student

Email: zsieb@wisc.edu

Akilah Stewart

Credentials: Indiana University

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: akilstew@iu.edu

Katie Susong

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: PhD Student

Email: ksusong@wisc.edu

Adam Tonks

Credentials: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Position title: PhD Student

Email: aytonks2@illinois.edu

Michelle Volk

Credentials: Michigan State University

Position title: PhD Student

Email: volkmic1@msu.edu

Public Health Collaborators

Julie Coughlin

Credentials: Iowa Department of Public Health

Position title: Epidemiologist

Email: julie.coughlin@idph.iowa.gov

Dr. Emily Dinh

Credentials: Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Position title: Medical Entomologist

Email: DinhE@michigan.gov

Lee Green

Credentials: Indiana Department of Health

Position title: Senior Medical Entomologist

Email: LeGreen@isdh.IN.gov

John Hausbeck

Credentials: Public Health Madison and Dane County

Position title: Public Health Supervisor

Email: JHausbeck@publichealthmdc.com

Dr. Rachel Klos

Credentials: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Position title: Vectorborne Disease Epidemiologist

Email: rachel.klos@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Erin Kough

Credentials: Minnesota Department of Health

Position title: Infectious Disease Epidemiologist

Email: erin.kough@state.mn.us

Dr. Xia Lee

Credentials: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Position title: Public Health Entomologist

Email: xia.lee@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Rebecca Osborn

Credentials: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Position title: Vectorborne Disease Epidemiologist

Email: Rebecca.Osborn@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Elizabeth Schiffman

Credentials: Minnesota Department of Health

Position title: Epidemiologist Supervisor, Vectorborne Diseases Unit

Email: elizabeth.schiffman@state.mn.us

Kirk Smith

Credentials: Minnesota Department of Health

Position title: Manager – Foodborne, Waterborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Section | Deputy State Epidemiologist

Email: kirk.smith@state.mn.us

Dr. Mary Grace Stobierski

Credentials: Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Position title: Manager, Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases | State Public Health Veterinarian

Email: stobierskim@michigan.gov

Dr. Ryan Wozniak

Credentials: Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Position title: Supervisor, Vector-borne, Respiratory, and Invasive Diseases Unit

Email: Ryan.Wozniak@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Vector Control Collaborators

Paul Bauman

Credentials: Toledo Area Sanitary District

Position title: Biologist & General Manager

Email: pbauman@toledomosquito.org

Dr. Mark Clifton

Credentials: North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Position title: Executive Director

Email: mclifton@nsmad.com

Dr. Patrick Irwin

Credentials: Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

Position title: Entomologist/Assistant Director

Email: pirwin@nwmadil.com

Kirk Johnson

Credentials: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Position title: Vector Ecologist

Email: kjohnson@mmcd.org

Dr. Scott Larson

Credentials: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Position title: Assistant Entomologist

Email: slarson@mmcd.org

Dr. Kristina Lopez

Credentials: North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Position title: Research Entomologist

Email: klopez@nsmad.com

Chuck Pearce

Credentials: Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement Commission

Position title: Biologist

Email: cpearce@scmac.org

Jason Probus

Credentials: Macon Mosquito Abatement District

Position title: Director

Email: jprobus@maconmosquito.org

Bill Stanuszek

Credentials: Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement Commission

Position title: Director

Email: stanuszek@scmac.org

Jason Sublett

Credentials: Toledo Area Sanitary District

Position title: Biologist, GIS Specialist, & Assistant General Manager

Email: jsublett@tasd-mosquitoes.org

Former PIs and Trainees

Dr. Brad Blitvich

Position title: Prior PI

Dr. Bieneke Bron

Position title: Prior MCEVBD Postdoc

Dr. Joel Coats

Position title: Prior MCEVBD PI

Dr. Heather Kopsco

Position title: Prior MCEVBD Postdoc

Kristina Lopez

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Postdoc

Dr. Nohra Mateus-Pinilla

Position title: Prior MCEVBD PI

David Neitzel

Position title: Prior MCEVBD PI

Dr. Ryan Smith

Position title: Prior MCEVBD PI

Dr. Kritsada Thongmeesee

Credentials: UW-Madison

Position title: Visiting scholar