Curriculum Vitae Updated April Stephanie Lynn Richards, PhD

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1 Curriculum Vitae Updated April 2014 Stephanie Lynn Richards, PhD East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance Department of Health Education and Promotion Environmental Health Program 3403 Carol Belk Building, Greenville, NC (252) (office) (252) (fax); EDUCATION Date Degree 2005 North Carolina State University, Entomology (major); PhD Geographic Information Science (minor - Forestry and Environmental Resources) Title: Spatial ecology of Aedes albopictus in suburban landscapes of a piedmont community in Raleigh, North Carolina 2001 East Carolina University, Environmental Health MS Title: Occurrence and abundance of mosquito species in relation to Eastern equine encephalomyelitis activity in Craven County, North Carolina 1998 East Carolina University, Biology BS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Date Title Department Institution 2011-pres. Assistant Professor Health Education and East Carolina University Promotion, Environmental Greenville, NC Health Sciences Program Research Assistant Entomology and Nematology University of Florida/IFAS, Florida Scientist Medical Entomology Laboratory Vero Beach, FL Post-doctoral Entomology and Nematology University of Florida/IFAS, Florida Associate Medical Entomology Laboratory Vero Beach, FL Doctoral Candidate Entomology North Carolina State University

2 Raleigh, NC Research Vector Management/ Craven County Department of Assistant Arbovirus Surveillance Public and Environmental Health New Bern, NC Masters Candidate Environmental Health East Carolina University Sciences Greenville, NC RESEARCH INTERESTS Biological and environmental factors affecting vector ecology Underlying mechanistic causes of differential vector competence for arboviruses Role of mosquitoes and ticks in the spread of emerging pathogens Spatial ecology of vectors and vector-borne disease Vector-borne disease and public health Risk assessment of vector borne disease exposure in outdoor workers Insects of forensic importance BIOCONTAINMENT EXPERIENCE Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida Biosafety Levels 2 and pres. East Carolina University Biosafety Level 2 COMMUNITY SERVICE 2010 Organized and moderated scientific seminars to educate local naturalists about Vector Ecology and Arboviral Disease, University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Organized 4-H Bug-a-Boo Camp Diptera Day to involve children in hands-on educational activities pertaining to flies of medical and/or forensic importance, University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. COMMUNITY CONSULTING 2012 Consulted with Michelle Logan (Quality Manager at Coeur, Inc., Washington, NC) about an insect-related issue. There was an internal investigation where a moth was found in a packaged medical device Consulted with Ladd Bayliss (Coastal Advocate, NC Coastal Federation) about pesticide spraying for mosquitoes after hurricanes/flooding.

3 INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE 2011-pres. Faculty advisor for the East Carolina University Chapter of Epsilon Nu Eta, National Environmental Health Honors Society 2012 Member of committee to develop strategic plan, mission, and vision for East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (Manuscripts reviewed: 37) Manuscripts reviewed since 2005: Journal of Medical Entomology (18) Manuscripts reviewed since 2008: Journal of Vector Ecology (4) Manuscripts reviewed since 2009: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (3) Manuscripts reviewed since 2010: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (4) Manuscripts reviewed since 2010: Virology Journal (1) Manuscripts reviewed since 2010: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (4) Manuscripts reviewed since 2013: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (1) Manuscripts reviewed since 2013: Journal of Virological Methods (1) Manuscripts reviewed since 2014: Journal of Insect Physiology (1) 2012 Organized and Moderated Symposium Risk Assessment of Vector-Borne Disease 78 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Austin, TX Peer review of EHST 3350 (Dr. Charles Humphrey, Instructor), Safe Water. East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences Program, Greenville, NC Moderated Sixth Symposium at North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Wilmington, NC pres. Student Competition Chair, North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association 2013-pres. Lead subeditor for journal supplement on disease vectors for the journal Environmental Health Insights pres pres. Secretary/Treasurer for North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association. Chair of Finance Committee, North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association 2014-pres. Member of Program Committee, North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control

4 Association PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 2004-pres pres pres pres pres pres pres pres pres pres. American Committee on Medical Entomology American Mosquito Control Association American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Entomological Society of America Society for Vector Ecology American Society for Virology Florida Mosquito Control Association Florida Environmental Health Association American Committee on Arthropod-borne Viruses North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2011 Peer Classroom Observation Training, Office of Faculty Excellence, East Carolina University 2011 NIH Grant Seeking Without Grief, Miner and Associates, East Carolina University 2011 NSF Grant Seeking Without Grief, Miner and Associates, East Carolina University 2011 Pesticide Misuse and the National Bed Bug Epidemic - An Emerging Public Health Issue, Centers for Disease Control, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Disease (webinar) 2011 Chemical Hygiene and Lab Safety Training, East Carolina University 2012 Distance Education Faculty Development Modules, East Carolina University 2012 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Training Modules, East Carolina University 2012 Teaching a Lab Science Course Online: Challenges and Strategies of Development and Implementation, East Carolina University 2012 Human Research Curriculum Training (Institutional Review Board), East Carolina University 2012 Degree Works Training, East Carolina University 2012 Blood Borne Pathogen Training (Office of Prospective Health), East Carolina University 2012 North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center (NC OSHERC), National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Interdisciplinary Seminar Series, Tick-borne Illnesses in Outdoor Workers, Dr. Steven Meshnick, UNC Chapel Hill

5 2012 Security and Sustainability Forum, How Government and Nongovernment Organizations Work Together in Disaster Response and Preparedness, Moderated by Moderated by Peter Saundry, Executive Director of the National Council on Science and the Environment West Nile Virus in the U.S.: Epidemiology and Surveillance, The American Mosquito Control Association, Dr. Roger Nasci (webinar) 2014 Surveillance and Control of Dengue Vectors, The American Mosquito Control Association, Dr. Roberto Barrera (webinar) 2014 The Introduction of Chikungunya Virus in the Western Hemisphere, The American Mosquito Control Association, Dr. Anne Powers (webinar) HONORS 2008 Grant proposal selected from a pool of applicants to participate in the Fifth Annual University of Florida, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Grantsmanship Workshop offered by Grant Writers Seminars and Workshops, LLC 2011 Inducted into Epsilon Nu Eta, National Environmental Health Honors Society 2012 Appointed as Faculty Affiliate of NC Agromedicine Institute 2012 Received Health Sciences Author Recognition Award for dedication and scholarly Contributions to education and research through the authorship of written works from July 1, 2011-June 30, Appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Nominated for the East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance Outstanding Researcher Award Joshua Tippet (undergraduate student conducting research in my laboratory) won an award in his category at ECU s Research and Creative Achievement Week. TEACHING Date Course (Number) Institution Role 2004 Insects and People (ENT 201) North Carolina State University TA 2005 General Entomology (ENT 425) North Carolina State University TA 2006-pres. Advanced Mosquito Biology University of Florida Guest Lecturer (ENT 6905-DE) Sem. in Medical Entomology University of Florida Instructor

6 (ENT 6942) Topics in Vector Biology (ENT 6934) University of Florida Instructor 2011-pres. Vector Borne Disease Ecology East Carolina University Instructor (EHST 4350) 2011-pres. Vector Borne Disease Ecology Lab East Carolina University Instructor (EHST 4351) 2011-pres. Public Health Pests and Vector Borne East Carolina University Instructor Disease (EHST 6300-DE) 2011-pres. Public Health Pests and Vector Borne East Carolina University Instructor Disease Lab (EHST 6301-DE) 2012-pres. Environmental Health Management East Carolina University Instructor and Law (EHST 4200) 2012-pres. Environmental Health Management East Carolina University Instructor and Law (EHST 6800-DE) 2012-pres. Fundamentals of Environmental East Carolina University Instructor Health (EHST 6010-DE) 2012-pres. Problems in Environmental East Carolina University Instructor Health (EHST 3502) 2012-pres. Topics in Environmental Health East Carolina University Instructor and Safety (EHST 6220-DE) 2012-pres. Topics in Environmental Health East Carolina University Instructor and Safety (EHST 6230-DE) 2012-pres. Environmental Health Practicum East Carolina University Instructor (EHST 6980-DE) 2012-pres. Professional Paper (EHST 6990-DE) East Carolina University Instructor 2012-pres. Thesis (EHST 7000) 2014 Honors College Independent Study East Carolina University Instructor (HNRS 3103) GRADUATE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Summary: Role Total Chair 6 Member 10 Total Committee Member for Sheri L. Anderson (University of Florida, PhD candidate, graduation: Summer 2011) Title: Interactions between the midgut of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and West Nile virus: From environmental factors to cell binding and the immune response.

7 Committee Member for Firdous Halwany (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation: Spring 2012) Title: The fight against bed bugs: Bed bug awareness in East Carolina University students Committee Member for Victoria Catto Pompei (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation: Spring 2012) Title: Operations and common practices in biosafety level three laboratories in the United States pres. Committee Chair for Jonathan Harris (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, anticipated graduation: Fall 2014) Title: The politics of mosquito control: Mosquito control funding and the incidence of mosquito-borne disease Committee Member for Eliot Anderson-Evans (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, Fall 2013) Title: Comparing treatment efficacy and phosphorus loads to streams from sites served by on-site wastewater treatment systems to municipal wastewater treatment systems pres. Committee Chair for Kathryn Pink (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, anticipated graduation: Summer 2014) Title: Health and safety implications in volunteer- and eco-tourism pres. Committee Chair for Caitlin van Dodewaard (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, anticipated graduation: Fall 2014) Title: Effects of midgut microbiota on dengue virus entry and vector competence in Aedes albopictus Committee Member for Adepeju Adesina (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation Spring 2014) Title: Determination of breathing resistance in activated carbon fiber respirator cartridges Committee Chair for Ronan King (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation: Spring 2013) Title: Feasibility and methods for developing articulation agreements between environmental health programs at East Carolina University and local community colleges Committee Member for Heather Durand (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation: Fall 2013) Title: Decentralized wastewater sanitation in Peru: Hope for developing countries pres. Committee Member for Amber Ramey (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, anticipated graduation: Fall 2014) Title: Estimating employee noise exposure profiles using task-based time-motion summaries pres. Committee Chair for Dana Newcomb (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, anticipated graduation: Fall 2014) Title: Impact of clean air regulations on coal fired power plants in North Carolina Committee Member for John McLamb (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation: Fall 2013) Title: A comparison of the implementation of safety culture principles at biomedical research institutions Committee Member for Nick Chaplinski (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, graduation: Fall 2013) Title: Nutrient and Escherichia coli attenuation using a constructed stormwater wetland pres. Committee Member for Ki Hwan Moon (East Carolina University, PhD candidate, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, anticipated graduation: Fall 2015) Title: Pending - Responding to chemical gradients: Bacterial chemotaxis (tick-borne bacteria) 2013-pres. Committee Chair for Amber VanDusen (East Carolina University, MSEH candidate, anticipated graduation: Fall 2014) Title: Evaluation of the efficacy of a private backyard mosquito control company in a suburban neighborhood in eastern North Carolina.

8 GRADUATE CURRICULUM ADVISOR FOR MSEH CANDIDATES LAST NAME N-Z Students Students Students SUPERVISED GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Katie Supler (10 hours/week) Katie Supler (5 hours/week) Caitlin van Dodewaard (20 hours/week) Jonathan Harris (20 hours/week) Caitlin van Dodewaard (20 hours/week) and Amber Van Dusen (10 hours/week) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH GRADUATE PROGRAM INQUIRIES 2012 Responded to 10 potential students RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Summary: Publication Total Refereed Journals 28 Refereed Conference Proceedings 10 Non-refereed 4 Thesis or Dissertation 2 Total 44 Refereed Journals (*graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL, Apperson CS, Ghosh SK, Cheshire H, and B Zeichner (2006) Spatial analysis of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposition in suburban neighborhoods of a piedmont community in North Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology 43 (5): PMID: RICHARDS SL, Ponnusamy L, Unnasch TR, Hassan HK, and CS Apperson (2006) Host-feeding patterns of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to the availability of human and domestic animals in suburban landscapes of Central North Carolina with notes on blood meal hosts of sympatric mosquito species. Journal of Medical Entomology 43 (3): PMID: RICHARDS SL, Pesko K*, Alto BW, and CN Mores (2007) Reduced infection in mosquitoes exposed to blood meals containing previously frozen flaviviruses. Virus Research 129 (2): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: RICHARDS SL, Mores CN, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2007) Impact of extrinsic incubation temperature and virus exposure on vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera:

9 Culicidae) for West Nile virus. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases 7 (4): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: Vitek CJ, RICHARDS SL, Mores CN, Day JF, and CC Lord (2008) Arbovirus transmission by Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Florida, Journal of Medical Entomology 45 (3): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: Chisenhall DM, Vitek CJ, RICHARDS SL, and CN Mores (2008) A method to increase efficiency of testing pooled field-collected mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24 (2): PMID: RICHARDS SL, Ghosh SK, Zeichner B, and CS Apperson (2008) Impact of source reduction on the spatial distribution of larvae and pupae of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in suburban neighborhoods of a piedmont community in North Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology 45 (4): PMID: Vitek CJ, RICHARDS SL, Robinson H, and CT Smartt (2009) A model to assess the accuracy of detecting arboviruses in mosquito pools. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25 (3): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: Smartt CT, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and JS Erickson (2009) West Nile virus infection alters midgut gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81 (2): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KA*, and WJ Tabachnick (2009) Environmental and biological factors influencing Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for Saint Louis encephalitis virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81 (2): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: Smartt CT, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CJ Vitek (2010) Effects of egg retention on the temporal progression of West Nile virus infection in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Environmental Entomology 39 (1): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Tabachnick WJ, and CT Smartt (2010) The effects of West Nile virus dose on temporal progression of vector competence in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26 (1): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, and CT Smartt (2010) A simple method for examining arbovirus transmission in mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26 (1): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KA*, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) Environmental and biological factors influencing Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for West Nile virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83 (1): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CT Smartt (2010) Vector competence of Florida Culex and Aedes

10 (Diptera: Culicidae) for chikungunya virus. Journal of Vector Ecology 35 (2): PMID: PMCID: NIHMSID: RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and SA Yost* (2010) In vitro and in vivo effects of West Nile virus propagated in cells of different passage. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26 (4): RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2011) Effects of virus dose and incubation period on Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for West Nile virus. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases 11 (11): RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, Smartt CT, and Tabachnick, WJ (2012) Relationships between infection, dissemination, and transmission of West Nile virus RNA in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (1): RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and SA Yost* (2012) Effects of blood meal source on the reproduction of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Vector Ecology 37 (1): 1-7. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and BA Alto (2012) Vector competence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue virus in The Florida Keys. Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (4): RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2012) Effects of virus dose and extrinsic incubation temperature on Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for St. Louis encephalitis virus. Journal of Medical Entomology 49: (6): Shin D, RICHARDS SL, Alto BW, and CT Smartt (2013) Genome sequence analysis of dengue virus 1 isolated in Key West, Florida. PLoS One 8(9): e Doi: /journal.pone Balanay JG, Adesina A, Kearney G, and SL RICHARDS (2014) Assessment of occupational health and safety hazard exposures among working college students. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57: RICHARDS SL, Pompei VC*, and A Anderson (2014) BSL-3 laboratory practices in the United States: Comparison of select agent and non-select agent facilities. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. 12: 1-7. Del Rosario KL*, RICHARDS SL, Anderson AL, and JG Balanay (2014) The economics of mosquito control: Current status of mosquito control programs in North Carolina. Journal of Environmental Health. 76 (8): Lord CC, Alto BW, Anderson SL*, Connelly CR, Day JF, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2014) Can Horton hear The Whos? Scale in vector-borne disease. Journal of Medical Entomology. 51 (2): RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CC Lord (2014) Vector competence in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile virus isolates from Florida. Tropical Medicine and International Health. In press.

11 Alto BW, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CC Lord (2014) Survival in West Nile virus challenged Southern house mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus in relation to environmental temperature. Journal of Vector Ecology. In press. Refereed conference proceedings (*graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL, Apperson CS, Ponnusamy L, and TR Unnasch (2005) Impacts of host abundance and availability on host preference of Aedes albopictus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 73 (6 supplement): 151. Vitek CJ, RICHARDS SL, Mores CN, Day JF, and CC Lord (2006) Field transmission of arboviruses in three counties in Florida. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 75 (5 supplement): 265. RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Environmental factors influence Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 79 (6 supplement): 221. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Effects of West Nile virus dose on spatiotemporal midgut infection patterns in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 79 (6 supplement): 204. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and JF Day (2009) West Nile virus affects the rate of blood digestion in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81 (5 supplement): 112. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2009) Relationships between measures of vector competence for Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) infected with West Nile virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81 (5 supplement): 112. Smartt CT, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and JS Erickson* (2009) West Nile virus infection alters midgut gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81 (5 supplement): 66. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) Impact of virus dose, extrinsic incubation temperature, and incubation period on vector competence of Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83 (5 supplement): 195. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Tabachnick WJ, and CT Smartt (2010) West Nile virus-binding proteins in the midgut of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say and Culex nigripalpus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83 (5 supplement): Smartt CT, Anderson SL*, Yost SA*, and SL RICHARDS (2010) Temporal silencing of two Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito genes: Method for silencing potential immune response genes. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83 (5 supplement): 1123.

12 Lord CC, Anderson SL*, Connelly CR, Day JF, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2011) Can Horton hear The Whos? Scale in vector-borne disease. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 85 (6 supplement): 236. Shin D, RICHARDS SL, Alto BW, and CT Smartt (2012) Evidence of a new distinct strain of dengue virus 1 isolated in Key West, Florida. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (late breaker). van Dodewaard CAM* and SL RICHARDS (2013) Dengue in Pan America : Trends in cases imported into the United States. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 89 (5 supplement): RICHARDS SL, SL Anderson*, and CC Lord (2013). Vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus for West Nile virus isolates from Florida. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 85 (5 supplement): 267. Non-refereed (*graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CT Smartt (2009) The female mosquito s quest for blood: Implications for disease cycles. Electronic Data Information System: University of Florida/IFAS Extension, ENY-855, IN RICHARDS SL (2012) Risk assessment for vector borne disease. The Biting Times: North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association: Spring. Nordlie T (2012) UF/IFAS study shows how diet affects lab-raised mosquitoes in medical studies. UF/IFAS News: June. Davis, M (2012) Dengue putting down (genetic) roots in Florida. ASTMH Blog: November. Sinde, Y (2012) ECU receives mosquito research grant. The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP): Winter Newsletter. Del Rosario KL, RICHARDS SL, Anderson A, and JG Balanay (2013) A summary of The economics of mosquito control: Current status of mosquito control programs in North Carolina. The Biting Times: North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association: Spring. Muse K and J Holster (2013) ECU professor raises mosquitoes for disease research. The Daily Reflector; Sunday, August 25, 2013 (Article about my research in ECU Notes section) Muse K and J Holster (2013) Bred and Breakfast: ECU professor raises mosquitoes for disease research. ECU News Services; August, (Article about my research) Holster J (2013) Disease-carrying mosquitoes are on the prowl. East Carolina News Service Hot Topics; July. (Article about my research) Muse K and J Holster (2014) ECU professor raises mosquitoes for disease research. East Magazine; Winter 2014 (Article about my research on page 6)

13 Thesis or dissertation ZELLNER (RICHARDS) SL (2001) Occurrence and abundance of mosquitoes in relation to Eastern equine encephalitis virus in Craven County, North Carolina. East Carolina University Master s Thesis (Advisor: Dr. Burton Ogle). RICHARDS SL (2005) Spatial ecology of Aedes albopictus in suburban landscapes of a piedmont community in North Carolina. North Carolina State University PhD dissertation (Advisor: Dr. Charles Apperson). PRESENTATIONS Summary: Audience Total National 30 Regional 23 University 20 Invited 8 Local/Outreach 1 Total Presentations 82 National (presenting author, *graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL and CS Apperson (2004) Impact of source reduction on spatial distribution of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) immatures in suburban neighborhoods of a piedmont community in North Carolina. 36 th Annual Society of Vector Ecology, Boston, MA. RICHARDS SL and CS Apperson (2004) Impact of source reduction on spatial distribution of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) immatures in suburban neighborhoods of a piedmont community in North Carolina. 70 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Savannah, GA. RICHARDS SL, Apperson CS, Ponnusamy L, and TR Unnasch (2005) Impacts of host abundance and availability on host preference of Aedes albopictus. 54 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. RICHARDS SL, Mores CN, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2006) Impact of extrinsic incubation temperature and infectious virus dose on vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile virus. 25 th Annual American Society for Virology, Madison, WI. RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2006) Impact of mosquito age and extrinsic incubation temperature on vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) for St. Louis encephalitis virus. 55 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (late-breaker), Atlanta, GA. Vitek CJ, RICHARDS SL, Mores CN, Day JF, and CC Lord (2006) Field transmission of arboviruses in three counties in Florida. 55 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA.

14 RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2007) Mosquito age, infectious dose, and extrinsic incubation temperature impacts vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile virus. 26 th Annual American Society for Virology, Corvallis, OR. RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Mosquito age, temperature, viremia, and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus vector competence for St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile viruses. 74 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Sparks, NV. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Effects of West Nile virus dose on temporal infection of the Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) midgut. 40 th Annual Society for Vector Ecology, Fort Collins, CO. RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Environmental factors influencing Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. 57 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New Orleans, LA. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Effects of West Nile virus dose on spatiotemporal midgut infection patterns in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 57 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New Orleans, LA. Vitek CJ, RICHARDS SL, Robinson HL, and CT Smartt (2009) A model to assess the accuracy of detecting arboviruses in mosquito pools. 75 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, New Orleans, LA. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and JF Day (2009) West Nile virus affects the rate of blood digestion in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 58 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2009) Effect of incubation period on vector competence relationships for Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus and West Nile virus. 58 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. Smartt CT, Anderson SL*, and SL RICHARDS (2009) West Nile virus alters gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 58 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) Impact of virus dose, extrinsic incubation temperature, and incubation period on vector competence of Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus. 59 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Tabachnick WJ, and CT Smartt (2010) West Nile virus-binding proteins in the midgut of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say and Culex nigripalpus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae). 59 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA. Smartt CT, Anderson SL*, Yost SA*, and SL RICHARDS (2010) Temporal gene silencing of two Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) genes: Method for silencing of potential immune response genes. 59 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA.

15 Alto BW, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC (2011) Longevity effects of colony strain, incubation temperature, and West Nile virus infection in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). 59 th Annual Entomological Society of America, Reno, NV. Lord CC, Anderson SL*, Connelly CR, Day JF, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2011) Can Horton hear The Whos? Scale in vector-borne disease. 60 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, PA. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Smartt CT, Bettanardi D, and BW Alto (2012) Vector competence of Florida Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue virus. 78 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Austin, TX. Alto BW, Anderson SL, RICHARDS SL, and CC Lord (2012) Age-associated mortality in West Nile virus challenged Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to environmental temperature. 78 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Austin, TX. Smartt CT, Anderson SL, RICHARDS SL (2012) Temporal silencing of two Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito genes influences vector competence. 78 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Austin, TX. Lord CC, Anderson SL*, Connelly CR, Day JF, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2012) Can Horton hear The Whos? Scale in vector-borne disease. 78 th Annual American Mosquito Control Association, Austin, TX. Shin D, RICHARDS SL, Alto BW, and CT Smartt (2012) Evidence of a new distinct strain of dengue virus 1 isolated in Key West, Florida. 61 th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA. van Dodewaard CM* and SL RICHARDS (2013). Dengue in Pan America : Trends in cases imported into the United States. 62 nd Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. van Dodewaard CM*, SL RICHARDS, and JW Harris* (2013). Effects of blood meal source and temperature on life table characteristics and vector competence of dengue virus-infected Aedes albopictus. 62 nd Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. RICHARDS SL, SL Anderson, and CC Lord (2013). Vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus for West Nile virus isolates from Florida. 62 nd Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, DC. van Dodewaard CM* and SL RICHARDS (2013). Dengue in Pan America : Trends in cases imported into the United States. 6 th Annual International Congress of the Society for Vector Ecology, La Quinta, CA. Harris J*, Anderson AL, and SL RICHARDS (2013) Post-disaster implications of recent policy changes to North Carolina mosquito control. 6 th Annual International Congress of the Society for Vector Ecology, La Quinta, CA.

16 Regional (presenting author, *graduate student co-author) Zellner (RICHARDS) SL and CS Apperson (2003) Blood feeding habits of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in suburban neighborhoods of North Carolina. 38 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Raleigh NC. RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Environmental factors influence Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. 80 th Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Panama City, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Effects of West Nile virus dose on spatiotemporal midgut infection patterns in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 80 th Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Panama City, FL. Smartt CT, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and JS Erickson (2008) West Nile virus infection alters midgut gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. 80 th Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Panama City, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and JF Day (2009) West Nile virus affects the rate of blood digestion in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 81 st Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Tampa, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CT Smartt (2009) Vector competence of Florida Culex and Aedes mosquitoes for chikungunya virus. 81 st Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Tampa, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2009) Effect of incubation period on vector competence relationships for Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus and West Nile virus. 81 st Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Tampa, FL. Lord CC, RICHARDS SL, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) The role of multiple vectors in West Nile virus epidemiology. 93 rd Annual Florida Entomological Society, Jupiter, Florida. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) Effect of West Nile virus dose and incubation period on vector competence of Culex nigripalpus. 82 nd Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Duck Key, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, and CT Smartt (2010) Temporal silencing of two Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito genes: Method for silencing potential immune response genes. 82 nd Annual Florida Mosquito Control Association, Duck Key, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and BA Alto (2011) Vector competence of Florida Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for an emerging strain of dengue virus. 46 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Greenville, NC. Harris J*, Anderson AL, and SL RICHARDS (2012) Post-disaster implications of recent policy changes to North Carolina mosquito control. 3 rd Annual Hurricane Conference, Center for Natural Hazards Research, RENCI at ECU, NC Emergency Management, Greenville, NC.

17 Banks V*, RICHARDS SL, and A Anderson (2012) Species composition and insect succession on carcasses in eastern North Carolina. 47 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Greenville, NC. Harris J*, Anderson A, and SL RICHARDS (2012) Post-disaster implications of policy changes to North Carolina mosquito control programs. 47 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Greenville, NC. Harris J*, Anderson A, and SL RICHARDS (2012) Post-disaster implications of policy changes to North Carolina mosquito control programs. Vector-borne Disease Work Group, Raleigh, NC. Anderson A, RICHARDS SL, and VC Pompei (2012) Biosafety level three laboratories: Common practices in the United States. 47 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Greenville, NC. Balanay JG, Adesina A, Kearney G, and SL RICHARDS (2013) Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Exposures among Working College Students. North Carolina Society for Public Health Education, Greenville, NC. Harris JW*, SL RICHARDS, and A Anderson (2013). The role of federal and local emergency managers in post-disaster mosquito control in North Carolina. 48 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Wilmington, NC. van Dodewaard CM* and SL RICHARDS (2013). Dengue in Pan America : Trends in cases imported into the United States. 48 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Wilmington, NC. van Dodewaard CM*, SL RICHARDS, and JW Harris* (2013). Effects of blood meal source and temperature on life table characteristics and vector competence of dengue virus-infected Aedes albopictus. 48 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Wilmington, NC. Banks V*, SL RICHARDS, JW Harris*, and JW Tippett* (2013). Seasonal study of insect succession on pig carcasses in eastern North Carolina. 48 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Wilmington, NC. RICHARDS SL, SL Anderson, and CC Lord (2013). Vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus for West Nile virus isolates from Florida. 48 th Annual North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Wilmington, NC. Balanay J, Adesina A*, Kearney G, and SL RICHARDS (2013) Assessment of occupational health and safety hazard exposures among working college students. North Carolina Society for Public Health Education, Greenville, NC. University (presenting author, *graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2007) Impact of mosquito age, extrinsic incubation temperature, and infectious dose on susceptibility of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera:

18 Culicidae) to infection with St. Louis encephalitis virus. 1 st Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2007) Impact of extrinsic incubation temperature and infectious virus dose on susceptibility of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to infection with West Nile virus. 1 st Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. RICHARDS SL, Lord CC, Pesko KP*, and WJ Tabachnick (2008) Biological and environmental factors influence Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector competence for West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. Florida Working Group on Vector-borne Pathogens, Vero Beach, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Erickson JS, and CT Smartt (2009) West Nile virus infection alters midgut gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 3 rd Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and WJ Tabachnick (2009) Effects of West Nile virus dose on temporal infection of the Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) midgut. 3 rd Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CT Smartt (2010) Vector competence of Florida Culex and Aedes mosquitoes for chikungunya virus. 4 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) Effect of incubation period on vector competence relationships for Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus and West Nile virus. 4 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Smartt CT, and JF Day (2010) West Nile virus affects the rate of blood digestion in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 4 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, Tabachnick WJ, and CT Smartt (2010) Effects of West Nile virus dose and extrinsic incubation temperature on temporal progression of vector competence in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). 4 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Yost SA*, Anderson SL*, RICHARDS SL, and CT Smartt (2010) Spatial and temporal characterization of gene expression changes in Culex nigripalpus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) following a blood meal. 4 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Smartt CT, RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, and CJ Vitek (2010) Effects of forced egg retention on the temporal progression of West Nile virus infection in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 4 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. RICHARDS SL, Anderson SL*, Lord CC, and WJ Tabachnick (2011) Impact of virus dose, extrinsic incubation temperature, and incubation period on vector competence of Culex nigripalpus (Diptera:

19 Culicidae) for West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus. 5 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, Gainesville, FL. Smartt CT, RICHARDS SL, and SL Anderson* (2011) Mosquito-virus interactions. Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Program Review, Vero Beach, FL. Shin D, Civana A, Anderson SL, RICHARDS SL, Alto BW, and CT Smartt (2012) Genome sequence characterization of a dengue-1 virus isolated from Key West, FL. 6 th Annual Emerging Pathogens Institute Research Day, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. RICHARDS SL (2012) Re-emergence of dengue virus in the United States. Faculty Research Forum, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Banks VM*, RICHARDS SL, and A Anderson (2013) Insect succession on pig carcasses in eastern North Carolina. Research and Creative Achievement Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Harris JW*, Anderson A, and SL RICHARDS (2013) Post-disaster implications of policy changes to North Carolina mosquito control programs. Research and Creative Achievement Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Del Rosario KL*, RICHARDS SL, Anderson A, and JG Balanay (2013) Current status of mosquito control programs in North Carolina: The need for cost-effectiveness analysis. Research and Creative Achievement Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Harris J*, Anderson A, and SL RICHARDS (2014) The role of federal and local emergency managers in post-disaster mosquito control in North Carolina. Research and Creative Achievement Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. (Upcoming March/April 2014) Tippett J*, van Dodewaard C, and SL RICHARDS (2014) Effects of blood meal source on Aedes albopictus life table characteristics and vector competence for dengue virus. Research and Creative Achievement Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. (Upcoming March/April 2014) van Dodewaard C* and SL RICHARDS (2014) Dengue in Pan America : Trends in cases imported into the United States. Research and Creative Achievement Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. (Upcoming March/April 2014) Invited (presenting author, *graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL (2013) CSI Greenville. Rotary Club, Greenville, NC. (Dr. Paul Cunningham, Organizer). RICHARDS SL (2010) Vector-virus interactions: Impacts on vector competence and risk assessment. University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL. RICHARDS SL (2010) Medical entomology and public health in Florida. 34 th Annual Jacksonville Area Microbiology Society Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.

20 Lord CC, Bustamante DM*, RICHARDS SL, and WJ Tabachnick (2010) West Nile virus: Effects of multiple hosts and vectors. Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. RICHARDS SL (2011) Risk prediction for vector-borne disease. Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Environmental Health Science, Richmond, KY. RICHARDS SL (2011) Risk prediction for vector-borne disease. East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences Program, Greenville, NC. RICHARDS SL (2011) Risk prediction for vector-borne disease. University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Knoxville, TN. RICHARDS SL (2011) Careers in medical entomology. East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences Program, Greenville, NC. Guest lecturer in EHST 5001 (Alice Anderson, Instructor), Seminar in Environmental Health. RICHARDS SL (2012) Vector Borne Disease Ecology and Pest Control. East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences Program, Greenville, NC. Guest lecturer in EHST 6010 (Paul Knechtges, Instructor), Fundamentals of Environmental Health. RICHARDS SL (2012) Vector competence of Florida Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue virus. North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology, Raleigh, NC. Guest lecturer seminar series (Dr. Charles Apperson, Organizer). RICHARDS SL (2012) Vector competence of Florida Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue virus. East Carolina University, Department of Biology, Greenville, NC. Guest lecturer seminar series (Dr. Christopher Balakrishnan, Organizer). RICHARDS SL (2012) Vector competence of Florida Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue virus. East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences Program, Greenville, NC. Guest lecturer in EHST 2010 (Charles Humphrey, Instructor), Introduction to Environmental Health Science. RICHARDS SL (2012) Risk assessment for vector-borne disease. East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences program, Greenville, NC. Guest lecturer in EHST 5001 (Christa Radford, Instructor), Seminar in Environmental Health. Banks VM, RICHARDS SL, and A Anderson (2013) Insect succession on pig carcasses in eastern North Carolina. East Carolina University, Department of Comparative Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC. Guest lecturer seminar series (Dr. Matthew Rosenbaum, Organizer). RICHARDS SL (2013) West Nile virus: Differential vector competence of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC. Departmental seminar series (Dr. Rachel Roper, Organizer). Local/Outreach (presenting author, *graduate student co-author) RICHARDS SL (2010) Medical Entomology and Public Health in Florida. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Explore the Treasure Coast of Florida, Vero Beach, FL.

21 GRANT AWARDS AND APPLICATIONS Summary: Grant Status Total Awarded 13 Pending 1 Not Funded 27 Total 41 Grant Proposals Pending RICHARDS (PI) 2014 Role: PI Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety (funded by NIOSH) Development of a novel assay to assess forester exposure to tick-borne pathogens in the southern United States Grants Awarded Lord (PI) Role: Co-investigator R01 AI National Institutes of Health Modeling and empirical studies of arboviruses in Florida Lord (PI) Role: Co-PI Contract Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control Enhanced surveillance of arboviruses in Florida Smartt (PI) Role: Co-PI Contract Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control Examining a method to increase testing efficiency of mosquito pools for arboviruses RICHARDS (PI) Role: PI Contract Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control Risk prediction of emerging pathogens in Florida: Enhancing surveillance techniques and determining the role of Florida Culex mosquitoes Smartt (PI) Role: Co-PI Contract Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control Identifying arbovirus transmission markers in Florida Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus and Culex