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.
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.
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.
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.
Graduate Students
Annaliese Wieler
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame
BS in Biology and Mathematics, Tabor College
website
Annaliese is a fifth-year PhD candidate. She is interested in modeling vector intervention trials.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame
BS in Biology and Mathematics, Tabor College
website
Annaliese is a fifth-year PhD candidate. 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 fourth-year of her PhD and is interested in interactions between human behavior and vector-borne disease dynamics.
Graduate Student
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Science-Computing, University of Notre Dame
Marya is in the fourth-year of her PhD and is interested in interactions between human behavior and vector-borne disease dynamics.
Carly Barbera 🍎🐑⛰️🦟🏳️🌈
Graduate Student (co-advised by Jason Rohr)
PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences
BS in Biology, Vassar College
Carly is a fourth-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 fourth-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 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 current project centers on the epidemiology and forecasting of cholera in Africa.
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 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 second-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 second-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 second-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 second-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
Abby Nguyen
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Abby is working with Alex Meyer on spatial models of COVID-19.
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Abby is working with Alex Meyer on spatial models of COVID-19.
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.
Alumni
Research Assistant Professors
Guido España, 2020-2023, Team Lead, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jenni Peterson, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Saikanth Ratnavale, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023
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
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
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
Erin Coyne, Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Brooke Rodriguez, Pursuing a BS in Mathematics
Amir Khouzam, Pursuing a BS in Neuroscience and Behavior
Nadim Khouzam, Pursuing a BS in Neuroscience and Behavior
Jonathan Daly, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, gap year before medical school
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
Guido España, 2020-2023, Team Lead, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jenni Peterson, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Saikanth Ratnavale, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2022-2023
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
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
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
Erin Coyne, Pursuing a BS in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Brooke Rodriguez, Pursuing a BS in Mathematics
Amir Khouzam, Pursuing a BS in Neuroscience and Behavior
Nadim Khouzam, Pursuing a BS in Neuroscience and Behavior
Jonathan Daly, BS in Neuroscience and Behavior, gap year before medical school
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
