Master of Science in Global Health Supervised Projects
The Master of Science in Global Health program at the Eck Institute for Global Health provides an engaging science-centric training in the context of global health. The Achee/Grieco lab has trained many masters students in the past few years. For more information on this program or how to apply see: http://globalhealth.nd.edu/masters/
2019
Keenan Sweeney: Social and Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Nodding Syndrome and Prevalence of Onchocerca spp. in Simulium spp. in Northern Uganda.
2018
Jenna Wozniak: Community Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Around Blackflies and the Diseases that They Transmit in Northern Uganda
Molly Barry: Community Perceptions of Spatial Repellent Use as a Vector-Control Strategy in Iquitos, Peru: a Repeated Measures Evaluation
Trevor Baker: Investigating Aedes Larval Habitats in Orange Walk Town, Belize Using Spatial Analysis and Multivariable Logistic Regression Model
2017
Emma Forrest: Optimization of a Novel RNAi Arbovirus Control Strategy in Belize
Madison Bailey: Assessing Perceptions of Spatial Repellent Acceptability and Use in Iquitos, Peru
Chris Knaub: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Chagas disease in Belize, Central America
Aidan Sweeney: Establishing a Framework for Introduction of Genetic-based Mosquito Interventions Against Dengue in Thailand
Cheska Zoleta: Entomological Investigation and Geographic Distribution of Simulium spp. Blackflies in relation to Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda
Jonah Baretto: Estimating Time-Varying Effects of Spatial Repellents on Aedes aegypti Behavior and Bionomics in Rural Thailand
2016
Victoria Wadman: Long-Lasting Insecticide Net Campaign Evaluation in Belize, Central America
Desmond Jumbam: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Assessment of Malaria Interventions in Zambia
Gulaiim Almatkyzy: Facilitating Dengue Vector Surveillance for Disease Control
Olivia Ahearn: Repurposing Miltefosine for the Treatment and Prevention of Chagas Disease
Brooke Miers: Assessing the Potential Risk Factors Associated with Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda
Kaya Garringer: Assessing the Risk of Rickettsial Pathogens in Thailand
John Nida: Establishing a framework for the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in southern Mexico
Michael Prough: Analysis of Aedes aegypti Hotspots and Hot Zones in Two Neighborhoods of Santo Domingo, Ecuador
2015
Atticus Lum: Malaria on the Thailand border: Capturing the underlying burden
Quynh Trang Hoang: Vector bionomics and occupational risk of malaria in rubber plantations of Western Thailand
Darlene Kim: Risk Assessment of Onchocerciasis in Southern Chiapas, Mexico
Anoid Ndamba: An Assessment of Head Lice Infestation in Native Lacandon Populations in Chiapas, Mexico
Patrick Albright: Integrating a Field-Friendly Diagnostic System into Routine Dengue Vector Surveillance
Luke Wren: Evaluation of the efficacy and social perception of vector control methods for Chagas Disease in Western Belize
Reconane Etta: Assessing the Challenges of Dengue Prevention and Control in the Caribbean: A focus oninter-sectoral collaboration
2014
Macy Brusich: Targeting educational campaigns for prevention of vector-borne disease: An assessment of rural vs. urban settings in Thailand
Michael Clark: Design and assessment of a mobile database management system for arthropod-borne disease surveillance in Belize