Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
·
2024 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Sickle Trait Hemoglobin Does Not Influence Anopheles Biting Rates.
Journal Article Am J Trop Med Hyg · June 3, 2026 Children with sickle cell trait (HbAS) are protected against severe and symptomatic Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria. Although several within-host resistance mechanisms have been investigated, it is unknown whether this protection is attributa ... Full text Link to item CiteReduced Efficacy of Piperonyl Butoxide Based Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets Against Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya.
Journal Article Am J Trop Med Hyg · June 3, 2026 In response to rising insecticide resistance among malaria vector species, countries are implementing long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) coformulated with piperonyl butoxide (PBO), which can restore susceptibility to pyrethroid-based nets. In mi ... Full text Link to item CiteDo Piperonyl Butoxide Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets Provide Additional Protection Against Malaria Infections Compared with Conventional Nets in an Operational Setting in Western Kenya?
Journal Article Am J Trop Med Hyg · January 7, 2026 Malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa has stagnated despite widespread adoption of control measures such as long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Progress has stalled, in part, because of pyrethroid insecticide resistance, driving the need for retooling ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Transdisciplinary Research in Infectious Diseases to Engage Third-year medical students (TRIDENT) R25
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Once Bitten: Acquisition of Malaria Adaptive Immunity (OBAMA - Immunity)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028Synthesizing immunoinformatics and genetic epidemiology to identify signatures of natural functional immunity to malaria parasites
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Vanderbilt University ·
2018
Ph.D.