Rebecca Zimler
Advisor: Barry Alto
Thesis:
Emergence and transmission potential of Zika virus by invasive mosquitoes from Florida and Puerto Rico
Degree:
Ph.D. (2020)
Current employer:
Vector-borne Disease Epidemiologist, State of Florida Department of Health
Bethany McGregor
Advisor: Nathan Burkett-Cadena
Thesis:
Ecology of Culicoides biting midges and their role as vectors of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus on Florida big game preserves
Degree:
PhD (2019)
Current employer:
Research Entomologist, USDA Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Manhattan, KS
Richard West
Advisor: Nathan Burkett-Cadena
Thesis:
Quantifying seasonal changes in host use and vectorial capacity of Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to epizootic transmission of eastern equine encephalitis virus in central Florida
Degree:
MS (2019)
Current employer:
Brosnan Risk Consultants, Bentonville, AR