VectorED Network
Meet the Team
The VectorED Network brings together researchers, educators, and public health professionals from across the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio River Valley.
Leadership Team
Erika Machtinger
Project Director
Associate Professor of Entomology
Pennsylvania State University
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Rebecca Trout Fryxell
Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology
University of Tennessee
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Danielle Tufts
Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Immunology
University of Pittsburgh
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Olivia Bognanni
Program Manager
Pennsylvania State University
Education & Evaluation Team
Michael Skvarla
Assistant Research Professor of Arthropod Identification
Pennsylvania State University
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Lidia Azurdia Sierra
Extension Educator
Pennsylvania State University
Afsoon Sabet
Vector-borne Disease Educator
The Ohio State University
Education & Evaluation Collaborators
Shannon Cruz
Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
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Post-doctoral Scholars & Graduate Students
Troy Koser
Post-Doctoral Scholar, School of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
Emily Bache
Coming Soon
PhD, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Immunology
University of Pittsburgh
Madaline Brown
MSc Student, Entomology
University of Delaware
Gabriella Proleika
MSc Student, Ecology
Pennsylvania State University