Faculty
Alex Perkins 🤓👪👨💻👨🏫
Professor of Biological Sciences
Concurrent Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
RAPIDD Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH Fogarty International Center and UC Davis
PhD in Population Biology, University of California, Davis
BA in Computational Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
curriculum vitae
Alex is interested in all aspects of research in the lab.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Concurrent Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
RAPIDD Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH Fogarty International Center and UC Davis
PhD in Population Biology, University of California, Davis
BA in Computational Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
curriculum vitae
Alex is interested in all aspects of research in the lab.
Sean Moore
Associate Research Professor of Biological Sciences
Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University
Postdoc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PhD in Zoology, Oregon State University
BS in Biology, Virginia Tech
Sean is interested in mathematical and statistical modeling of vector-borne and emerging diseases, with a focus on spatial epidemiology, dynamic modeling, and intervention effects.
Associate Research Professor of Biological Sciences
Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University
Postdoc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PhD in Zoology, Oregon State University
BS in Biology, Virginia Tech
Sean is interested in mathematical and statistical modeling of vector-borne and emerging diseases, with a focus on spatial epidemiology, dynamic modeling, and intervention effects.
Anita Lerch
Assistant Research Professor
PhD in Molecular Epidemiology, University of Basel, Switzerland
MSc in Computer Science, University of Basel, Switzerland
BSc in Computer Science with Minor in Bioinformatics, University of Basel, Switzerland
Anita's research focuses on computational data analysis of pathogens and their hosts. Her research specialties include combining genomic data with individual-based models to study transmission networks of Plasmodium parasites and population dynamics of the Anopheles vector. Her current research focuses on the epidemiology of vector-borne pathogens in general.
Assistant Research Professor
PhD in Molecular Epidemiology, University of Basel, Switzerland
MSc in Computer Science, University of Basel, Switzerland
BSc in Computer Science with Minor in Bioinformatics, University of Basel, Switzerland
Anita's research focuses on computational data analysis of pathogens and their hosts. Her research specialties include combining genomic data with individual-based models to study transmission networks of Plasmodium parasites and population dynamics of the Anopheles vector. Her current research focuses on the epidemiology of vector-borne pathogens in general.
Postdocs
Alex Meyer 📈🎸🚴♂️🐎
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Davis
MS in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Davis
BA in Mathematics and Biology, Williams Colllege
Alex is working on a project to support planning of chikungunya vaccine trials.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Davis
MS in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Davis
BA in Mathematics and Biology, Williams Colllege
Alex is working on a project to support planning of chikungunya vaccine trials.
Kelsey Shaw 🏃♀️🌮🐕⛺
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, Emory University
DVM, Cornell University
BA in Biological Sciences, Duke University
BA in Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Kelsey is interested in understanding infectious diseases across scales. In her PhD she focused on host traits that influence schistosome transmission in their intermediate snail hosts, as well as the role of the greater ecological community feeding back on host-parasite dynamics. Her current project focuses on better modeling co-circulating respiratory pathogens by considering their potential interactions at multiple scales.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, Emory University
DVM, Cornell University
BA in Biological Sciences, Duke University
BA in Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Kelsey is interested in understanding infectious diseases across scales. In her PhD she focused on host traits that influence schistosome transmission in their intermediate snail hosts, as well as the role of the greater ecological community feeding back on host-parasite dynamics. Her current project focuses on better modeling co-circulating respiratory pathogens by considering their potential interactions at multiple scales.
Abhijit Majumder
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Jadavpur University, India
MSc in Pure Mathematics, Calcutta University, India
BSc in Mathematics, Calcutta University, India
Abhijit is working on a project on vector-borne pathogens at the wildlife-domestic interface in ruminant communities. His research uses real-world data to model virus infection dynamics at the within-host scale.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Jadavpur University, India
MSc in Pure Mathematics, Calcutta University, India
BSc in Mathematics, Calcutta University, India
Abhijit is working on a project on vector-borne pathogens at the wildlife-domestic interface in ruminant communities. His research uses real-world data to model virus infection dynamics at the within-host scale.
Albert Akuno
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Probability and Statistics, Center for Research in Mathematics A.C., Mexico
MS in Statistics, Egerton University, Kenya
BS in Economics and Statistics, Egerton University, Kenya
Over the past four years, much of Albert’s research has been in the area of mathematical and statistical epidemiological modeling of infectious diseases using dynamical systems. In his PhD, he particularly focused on performing mathematical analysis and Bayesian statistical inference on multi-patch metapopulation based deterministic and stochastic epidemic models with population mobility. He is also interested in computational statistics, uncertainty quantification, inverse problems, multivariate data analysis, probability, and stochastic epidemic processes.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Probability and Statistics, Center for Research in Mathematics A.C., Mexico
MS in Statistics, Egerton University, Kenya
BS in Economics and Statistics, Egerton University, Kenya
Over the past four years, much of Albert’s research has been in the area of mathematical and statistical epidemiological modeling of infectious diseases using dynamical systems. In his PhD, he particularly focused on performing mathematical analysis and Bayesian statistical inference on multi-patch metapopulation based deterministic and stochastic epidemic models with population mobility. He is also interested in computational statistics, uncertainty quantification, inverse problems, multivariate data analysis, probability, and stochastic epidemic processes.
Daniela Florez Pineda
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Mathematics, Tulane University
BS in Mathematics, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia
Daniela's research focuses on advancing mathematical models and computational tools for simulating disease transmission dynamics. She is particularly interested in merging mosquito-borne disease models and their corresponding mitigation strategies with the effects of environmental fluctuations.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Mathematics, Tulane University
BS in Mathematics, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia
Daniela's research focuses on advancing mathematical models and computational tools for simulating disease transmission dynamics. She is particularly interested in merging mosquito-borne disease models and their corresponding mitigation strategies with the effects of environmental fluctuations.
Graduate Students
Marya Poterek 👩🏻💻🤠🧛🏻🦟
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Science-Computing, University of Notre Dame
Marya is interested in interactions between human behavior and Aedes-borne disease dynamics.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Science-Computing, University of Notre Dame
Marya is interested in interactions between human behavior and Aedes-borne disease dynamics.
Alan Costello ☘️🗺️🛰️🏳️🌈
Graduate Student (advised by Sean Moore)
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MSc in Geocomputation, National Centre for Geocomputation
BA (Hons) Geography and Music, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Alan’s background is in spatiotemporal epidemiology with a focus on climatology and biogeography. Before coming to Notre Dame, Alan worked for eSpatial, a leading cloud mapping software company. His previous research concentrated on modeling diabetes prevalence in Ireland and dengue surveillance and control methods in Malaysia. His dissertation chapters span forecasting of cholera in Africa, high-resolution mapping of Japanese encephalitis, and modeling yellow fever outbreak response.
Graduate Student (advised by Sean Moore)
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MSc in Geocomputation, National Centre for Geocomputation
BA (Hons) Geography and Music, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Alan’s background is in spatiotemporal epidemiology with a focus on climatology and biogeography. Before coming to Notre Dame, Alan worked for eSpatial, a leading cloud mapping software company. His previous research concentrated on modeling diabetes prevalence in Ireland and dengue surveillance and control methods in Malaysia. His dissertation chapters span forecasting of cholera in Africa, high-resolution mapping of Japanese encephalitis, and modeling yellow fever outbreak response.
Stacy Mowry 🐕📖🏃♀️👩💻✌️
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MS in Biomathematics, Illinois State University
BA in Mathematics, Hispanic Studies, Vassar College
Stacy is interested in modeling and mapping vector-borne disease risk, with a focus on tick-borne diseases.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MS in Biomathematics, Illinois State University
BA in Mathematics, Hispanic Studies, Vassar College
Stacy is interested in modeling and mapping vector-borne disease risk, with a focus on tick-borne diseases.
Manar Alkuzweny 🧿🌙🇮🇶🏖️
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Public Health, University of California, San Diego
Manar is interested in modeling interventions against Aedes-transmitted viruses.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Public Health, University of California, San Diego
Manar is interested in modeling interventions against Aedes-transmitted viruses.
Carol de Souza Moreira 👩💻🇧🇷🐈👻🏳️🌈
Graduate Student
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
BS in Biomedical Sciences, Minas Gervais State University, Brazil
Carol is interested in modeling the co-circulation of multiple Aedes-transmitted viruses.
Graduate Student
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
BS in Biomedical Sciences, Minas Gervais State University, Brazil
Carol is interested in modeling the co-circulation of multiple Aedes-transmitted viruses.
Yuxin Meng
Graduate Student
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
MS in Mathematics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
BS in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Lanzhou University, China
Yuxin is a beginning PhD student who is interested in coupled dynamics of infectious diseases and human behavior.
Graduate Student
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
MS in Mathematics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
BS in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Lanzhou University, China
Yuxin is a beginning PhD student who is interested in coupled dynamics of infectious diseases and human behavior.
Undergraduates
Ryan Kelley 🏃♂️🎾🧪☘️⛰️
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Ryan is working with collaborators at Bavarian Nordic on a project related to chikungunya epidemiology.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Ryan is working with collaborators at Bavarian Nordic on a project related to chikungunya epidemiology.
Sofia Li-Harezlak ✈️🧮⛸️🍜📊
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Honors Mathematics
Sofia is working with Dr. Anita Lerch on modeling the risk of tick-borne diseases.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Honors Mathematics
Sofia is working with Dr. Anita Lerch on modeling the risk of tick-borne diseases.
Alumni
Research Assistant Professors
Sean Moore, 2017-2024, Epidemiologist, Fogarty International Center
Guido España, 2020-2023, Team Lead, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
Postdoctoral Researchers
Neda Jalali, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Principal Biostatistician, Regeneron
Jenni Peterson, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Saikanth Ratnavale, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Assistant Professor, Marshall University
Anita Lerch, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2018-2023, Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
Sean Cavany, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2018-2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
Guido España, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2016-2020, Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
Morgan Smith, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2020, Epidemiological Analyst for the CDC Foundation and State of Pennsylvania
Amir Siraj, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2015-2020, Research and Data Analyst on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases at PATH
James Soda, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2017-2019, Assistant Professor at Quinnipiac University
PhD Students
Carly Barbera, PhD in Biological Sciences (co-advised with Jason Rohr), 2025, Postdoc at Utah State University
Annaliese Wieler, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2024, Metrum Research Group, Research Scientist
Quan Tran Minh, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2023, CDC Prevention Effectiveness Postdoctoral Fellow, CDC Dengue Branch
John Huber, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2021, MD Student at Washington University in St. Louis
Rachel Oidtman, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2020, Associate Principal Scientist at Merck
Quirine ten Bosch, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2017, Assistant Professor at Wageningen University and Research
Other Graduate Students
Ebony Saccento, Post-baccalaureate Student, 2025, PhD Student at Notre Dame
Geonsik Yu, Visiting Student from Purdue University, 2025, Staff Scientist at Tufts University
Jonah Barreto, MS in Global Health, 2017, employed at Epic Systems Corporation in Madison, WI
Michael Prough, MS in Global Health, 2016, Clinical Research Coordinator at University of Miami
Karly Harrod, MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2016
Undergraduates
Ava Schwan, Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Holly Bill, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2025, PhD Student in Social and Engineering Systems at MIT
Liam Emerick, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2025
Amir Khouzam, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, 2025
Nadim Khouzam, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, 2025
Erin Coyne, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2024
Brooke Rodriguez, BS in Mathematics, 2024
Jonathan Daly, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, 2023
Maggie Elliott, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2022, PhD Student in Biostatistics at UC San Diego
Maggie O'Connor, BS in Environmental Sciences, 2022, MD Student at UT Southwestern
Kathryn Strimbu, BS in Biological Sciences, 2022, MPP Student at University of Chicago
Georgia Mudd, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Statistics, 2021, Research Assistant at UNC School of Public Health
Carson Hartlage, BS in Biological Sciences, 2020, MD/PhD Student at University of Cincinnati
Cassie Miller, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Statistics, 2019, MS Student in ACMS at University of Notre Dame
Yutong Yao, BS in Pre-Health and Economics, 2019, MPH Student at Emory University
Maggie Walters, BS in Biological Sciences, 2019, Post-Bachelor Fellow at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Marya Poterek, BS in Science-Computing, 2019, PhD Student in Biological Sciences at University of Notre Dame
Katherine Koh, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2019, Emergency Medical Technician
Henri Chung, BS in Biological Sciences, 2019, PhD Student in Computational Biology at Iowa State University
Caleb Johnson, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2017, Data Scientist at BoozAllenHamilton
John Huber, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2017, MPhil student and Gates Scholar at Cambridge
Ethan Holland, BS in Biological Sciences, 2017, MD Student at University of Florida
Adam Haydel, BS in Science-Business, 2016, MD Student at Louisiana State University
Sean Moore, 2017-2024, Epidemiologist, Fogarty International Center
Guido España, 2020-2023, Team Lead, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
Postdoctoral Researchers
Neda Jalali, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Principal Biostatistician, Regeneron
Jenni Peterson, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Saikanth Ratnavale, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Assistant Professor, Marshall University
Anita Lerch, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2018-2023, Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
Sean Cavany, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2018-2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
Guido España, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2016-2020, Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
Morgan Smith, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2020, Epidemiological Analyst for the CDC Foundation and State of Pennsylvania
Amir Siraj, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2015-2020, Research and Data Analyst on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases at PATH
James Soda, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2017-2019, Assistant Professor at Quinnipiac University
PhD Students
Carly Barbera, PhD in Biological Sciences (co-advised with Jason Rohr), 2025, Postdoc at Utah State University
Annaliese Wieler, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2024, Metrum Research Group, Research Scientist
Quan Tran Minh, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2023, CDC Prevention Effectiveness Postdoctoral Fellow, CDC Dengue Branch
John Huber, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2021, MD Student at Washington University in St. Louis
Rachel Oidtman, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2020, Associate Principal Scientist at Merck
Quirine ten Bosch, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2017, Assistant Professor at Wageningen University and Research
Other Graduate Students
Ebony Saccento, Post-baccalaureate Student, 2025, PhD Student at Notre Dame
Geonsik Yu, Visiting Student from Purdue University, 2025, Staff Scientist at Tufts University
Jonah Barreto, MS in Global Health, 2017, employed at Epic Systems Corporation in Madison, WI
Michael Prough, MS in Global Health, 2016, Clinical Research Coordinator at University of Miami
Karly Harrod, MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2016
Undergraduates
Ava Schwan, Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Holly Bill, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2025, PhD Student in Social and Engineering Systems at MIT
Liam Emerick, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2025
Amir Khouzam, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, 2025
Nadim Khouzam, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, 2025
Erin Coyne, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2024
Brooke Rodriguez, BS in Mathematics, 2024
Jonathan Daly, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, 2023
Maggie Elliott, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2022, PhD Student in Biostatistics at UC San Diego
Maggie O'Connor, BS in Environmental Sciences, 2022, MD Student at UT Southwestern
Kathryn Strimbu, BS in Biological Sciences, 2022, MPP Student at University of Chicago
Georgia Mudd, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Statistics, 2021, Research Assistant at UNC School of Public Health
Carson Hartlage, BS in Biological Sciences, 2020, MD/PhD Student at University of Cincinnati
Cassie Miller, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Statistics, 2019, MS Student in ACMS at University of Notre Dame
Yutong Yao, BS in Pre-Health and Economics, 2019, MPH Student at Emory University
Maggie Walters, BS in Biological Sciences, 2019, Post-Bachelor Fellow at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Marya Poterek, BS in Science-Computing, 2019, PhD Student in Biological Sciences at University of Notre Dame
Katherine Koh, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2019, Emergency Medical Technician
Henri Chung, BS in Biological Sciences, 2019, PhD Student in Computational Biology at Iowa State University
Caleb Johnson, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2017, Data Scientist at BoozAllenHamilton
John Huber, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, 2017, MPhil student and Gates Scholar at Cambridge
Ethan Holland, BS in Biological Sciences, 2017, MD Student at University of Florida
Adam Haydel, BS in Science-Business, 2016, MD Student at Louisiana State University
