Faculty
Alex Perkins 🤓👪👨💻👨🏫
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Concurrent Associate 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.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Concurrent Associate 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
Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Postdoc, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Postdoc, National Center for Atmospheric Research
PhD in Zoology, Oregon State University
BS in Biology, Virginia Tech
BBA in Information Technology, College of William and Mary
curriculum vitae
Sean's research is focused on combining surveillance and modeling approaches to understand how socioeconomic, climatic, and ecological drivers influence the emergence and spread of water-borne and vector-borne pathogens of humans. His research specialties include integrating ecological and climatic variables into mechanistic and statistical models to explain infectious disease dynamics and predict future transmission dynamics. He is currently involved in research on the epidemiology of cholera, chikungunya, and Zika.
Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Postdoc, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Postdoc, National Center for Atmospheric Research
PhD in Zoology, Oregon State University
BS in Biology, Virginia Tech
BBA in Information Technology, College of William and Mary
curriculum vitae
Sean's research is focused on combining surveillance and modeling approaches to understand how socioeconomic, climatic, and ecological drivers influence the emergence and spread of water-borne and vector-borne pathogens of humans. His research specialties include integrating ecological and climatic variables into mechanistic and statistical models to explain infectious disease dynamics and predict future transmission dynamics. He is currently involved in research on the epidemiology of cholera, chikungunya, and Zika.
Guido España 🚲🏃♂️🎸🐶💉🧙♂️💻🇨🇴🥗
Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Indiana CTSI Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
BS in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Guido is working on detailed simulation models of dengue virus transmission and applying them in the context of dengue vaccine trials.
Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Indiana CTSI Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
BS in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Guido is working on detailed simulation models of dengue virus transmission and applying them in the context of dengue vaccine trials.
Postdocs
Sean Cavany 😃🎧⚽🌕
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
MSci in Mathematics, Imperial College London
Sean is generally interested in creating mathematical models of infectious diseases and using them to aid understanding of the impact of interventions. His current research focuses on developing an agent based model of Zika virus with the aim of optimizing vector control in the event of an outbreak. His recently completed PhD used a range of approaches to shed light on tuberculosis contact investigations in London, and involved molecular epidemiology and cost-effectiveness analysis in addition to modeling.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
MSci in Mathematics, Imperial College London
Sean is generally interested in creating mathematical models of infectious diseases and using them to aid understanding of the impact of interventions. His current research focuses on developing an agent based model of Zika virus with the aim of optimizing vector control in the event of an outbreak. His recently completed PhD used a range of approaches to shed light on tuberculosis contact investigations in London, and involved molecular epidemiology and cost-effectiveness analysis in addition to modeling.
Anita Lerch
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Anita is interested in genomic epidemiology of malaria.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Anita is interested in genomic epidemiology of malaria.
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.
Saikanth Ratnavale
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoc at Northern Arizona University
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Texas Tech University
MS in Applied Mathematics, Texas Tech University
BA in Mathematics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Saikanth is working on research related to assessing the impact of COVID-19 interventions on human mobility and SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics. Saikanth graduated with a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Texas Tech University in 2019 and studied the behavior of boundary optimal control problems with inequality constraints. His research interests lie in applied mathematics, more specifically numerical analysis, partial differential equations, scientific computing, and disease modeling.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoc at Northern Arizona University
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Texas Tech University
MS in Applied Mathematics, Texas Tech University
BA in Mathematics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Saikanth is working on research related to assessing the impact of COVID-19 interventions on human mobility and SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics. Saikanth graduated with a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Texas Tech University in 2019 and studied the behavior of boundary optimal control problems with inequality constraints. His research interests lie in applied mathematics, more specifically numerical analysis, partial differential equations, scientific computing, and disease modeling.
Neda Jalali 📚👩🍳🌍🇮🇷
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Biostatistics, University of Florida
MSci in Biostatistics, University of Florida
Neda is interested in the epidemiology of infectious disease, and modeling disease transmission and dynamics. Her current research focuses on estimating the global burden of cholera. During her PhD, she developed statistical models of hand, foot, and mouth disease, Middle East respiratory syndrome disease, and COVID-19.
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD in Biostatistics, University of Florida
MSci in Biostatistics, University of Florida
Neda is interested in the epidemiology of infectious disease, and modeling disease transmission and dynamics. Her current research focuses on estimating the global burden of cholera. During her PhD, she developed statistical models of hand, foot, and mouth disease, Middle East respiratory syndrome disease, and COVID-19.
Jenni Peterson 👪🐈☀️👩🔬✍️👩💻🌴
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Postdoc, Princeton University
PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
MA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Jenni is an ecologist interested in all things infectious disease, especially vectors and spillover. After completing her PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology, she did postdocs in disease modeling and epidemiology with a focus on Latin America and Chagas disease. She is currently working on the REDI-NET project.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Postdoc, Princeton University
PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
MA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Jenni is an ecologist interested in all things infectious disease, especially vectors and spillover. After completing her PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology, she did postdocs in disease modeling and epidemiology with a focus on Latin America and Chagas disease. She is currently working on the REDI-NET project.
Graduate Students
Annaliese Wieler
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Biology and Mathematics, Tabor College
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Annaliese is a fourth-year PhD candidate and is also pursuing an MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. She is interested in modeling vector intervention trials.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Biology and Mathematics, Tabor College
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Annaliese is a fourth-year PhD candidate and is also pursuing an MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics. She is interested in modeling vector intervention trials.
Marya Poterek 👩🏻💻🤠🧛🏻
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Science-Computing, University of Notre Dame
Marya is in the third year of her PhD and is interested in integrating social data approaches into infectious disease modeling. She is currently working on a project modeling Zika, dengue, and chikungunya virus co-infections.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Science-Computing, University of Notre Dame
Marya is in the third year of her PhD and is interested in integrating social data approaches into infectious disease modeling. She is currently working on a project modeling Zika, dengue, and chikungunya virus co-infections.
Quan Tran Minh 👨⚕️🐵🌳🌳🌳🐻🦆😺🇻🇳
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MD, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Vietnam
After graduating as a medical doctor, Quan decided to become a full-time researcher and develop his interest in analyzing medical and biological data. He recently spent two and a half years at the Department of Mathematical Modeling in the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit investigating the transmission of chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis viruses by applying quantitative methods to serological and case notification data.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MD, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Vietnam
After graduating as a medical doctor, Quan decided to become a full-time researcher and develop his interest in analyzing medical and biological data. He recently spent two and a half years at the Department of Mathematical Modeling in the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit investigating the transmission of chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis viruses by applying quantitative methods to serological and case notification data.
Carly Barbera 🍎🐑⛰️🏳️🌈
Graduate Student (co-advised by Jason Rohr)
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Biology, Vassar College
Carly is a third year PhD student interested in the ecological drivers of disease. She is part of a team funded by a USDA-NIFA EEID grant on bluetongue virus.
Graduate Student (co-advised by Jason Rohr)
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Biology, Vassar College
Carly is a third year PhD student interested in the ecological drivers of disease. She is part of a team funded by a USDA-NIFA EEID grant on bluetongue virus.
Alan Costello ☘️🗺️🛰️🏳️🌈
Graduate Student (advised by Sean Moore)
PhD Student 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 current project centers on the epidemiology and forecasting of cholera in Africa.
Graduate Student (advised by Sean Moore)
PhD Student 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 current project centers on the epidemiology and forecasting of cholera in Africa.
Stacy Mowry 🐕📖🏃♀️👩💻✌️
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
MS in Biomathematics, Illinois State University
BA in Mathematics, Hispanic Studies, Vassar College
Stacy is a first year PhD student interested in modeling and mapping vector-borne disease risk. She is currently working on the REDI-NET project (https://redi-net.nd.edu).
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
MS in Biomathematics, Illinois State University
BA in Mathematics, Hispanic Studies, Vassar College
Stacy is a first year PhD student interested in modeling and mapping vector-borne disease risk. She is currently working on the REDI-NET project (https://redi-net.nd.edu).
Manar Alkuzweny 🌙🇮🇶🏖️
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
BS in Public Health, University of California, San Diego
Manar is a first year PhD student interested in modeling interventions against Aedes-transmitted viruses.
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
BS in Public Health, University of California, San Diego
Manar is a first year PhD student interested in modeling interventions against Aedes-transmitted viruses.
Carol de Souza Moreira
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
BS in Biomedical Sciences, Minas Gervais State University, Brazil
Carol is a first year PhD student interested in modeling the co-circulation of multiple Aedes-transmitted viruses.
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
BS in Biomedical Sciences, Minas Gervais State University, Brazil
Carol is a first year PhD student interested in modeling the co-circulation of multiple Aedes-transmitted viruses.
Undergraduates
Maggie Elliott
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Maggie is working with Annaliese on a project to estimate intervention efficacy for mosquito interventionos
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Maggie is working with Annaliese on a project to estimate intervention efficacy for mosquito interventionos
Maggie O'Connor
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Environmental Science
Maggie is working with Quan on a project on yellow fever.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Environmental Science
Maggie is working with Quan on a project on yellow fever.
Brooke Rodriguez
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Mathematics
Brooke is working on the REDI-NET project (https://redi-net.nd.edu).
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Mathematics
Brooke is working on the REDI-NET project (https://redi-net.nd.edu).
Amir and Nadim Khouzam
Undergraduate Researchers
Pursuing BS degrees in Neuroscience and Behavior
Amir and Nadim are investigating the effects of COVID-19 on other respiratory pathogens.
Undergraduate Researchers
Pursuing BS degrees in Neuroscience and Behavior
Amir and Nadim are investigating the effects of COVID-19 on other respiratory pathogens.
Abby Nguyen
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Abby is interested in gaining research experience in infectious disease modeling.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Abby is interested in gaining research experience in infectious disease modeling.
Holly Bill
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Abby is working with Carly on modeling midge-borne disease dynamics.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Abby is working with Carly on modeling midge-borne disease dynamics.
Erin Coyne
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Erin is working with Manar on dengue vaccine modeling.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Erin is working with Manar on dengue vaccine modeling.
Jonathan Daly
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Neuroscience and Behavior
Jonathan is working with Marya on a project related to the communication of preventive behaviors on social networks.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Neuroscience and Behavior
Jonathan is working with Marya on a project related to the communication of preventive behaviors on social networks.
Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers
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
John Huber, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2021, MD Student at Washington University in St. Louis
Rachel Oidtman, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2020, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Chicago with Sarah Cobey
Quirine ten Bosch, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2017, Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Masters Students
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
Kathryn Strimbu, BS in Biological Sciences, 2022, MPP Student at University of Chicago
Georgia Mudd, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Statistics, 2021
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
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
John Huber, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2021, MD Student at Washington University in St. Louis
Rachel Oidtman, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2020, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Chicago with Sarah Cobey
Quirine ten Bosch, PhD in Biological Sciences, 2017, Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Masters Students
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
Kathryn Strimbu, BS in Biological Sciences, 2022, MPP Student at University of Chicago
Georgia Mudd, BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Statistics, 2021
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
