Our research group investigates the biodiversity, ecology, and systematics of arthropods of medical and veterinary importance.
This research addresses global problems associated with medically important arthropods and arthropod-borne diseases. Current research projects include the ecology of arthropod-borne pathogens; interactions of aquatic insects and their symbiotes; cytogenetics, ecology, and systematics of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae); medical-veterinary entomology in zoos; and the butterfly proboscis as a model for nanofluidic medical probes.