People

Faculty

Melissa Nolan, Ph.D., MPH

Melissa Nolan, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor

Kyndall Dye-Baumuller, Ph.D., MPH

Kyndall Dye-Baumuller, Ph.D., MPH

Research Assistant Professor

Brandon Hollingsworth, Ph.D.

Brandon Hollingsworth, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Staff

Marie Thomas

Marie Thomas

Program Manager

Kia Zellers

Kia Zellers

Laboratory Manager

Madeleine Meyer, Ph.D.

Madeleine Meyer, Ph.D.

Sequencing Core Director

Henry Heidt

Henry Heidt

Research Associate (Maternal-Child Health projects)

Isabella Paras

Isabella Paras

Research Associate (Maternal-Child Health projects)

Kinley Warlick

Kinley Warlick

Community Health Worker (Maternal-Child Health projects)

Katherine Brown, MPH

Katherine Brown, MPH

Field Collections Manager (Tick Monitoring projects)

Kayla Bramlett, M.S.

Kayla Bramlett, M.S.

Research Specialist (Tick Monitoring projects)

Eden Frick

Eden Frick

Research Associate (Tick Monitoring projects)

Post-Doctoral Associates

Huixuan Li, Ph.D.

Huixuan Li, Ph.D.

(Next generation mosquito control tool development)

Emily Owens Pickle, Ph.D.

Emily Owens Pickle, Ph.D.

(Tick-related disease projects)

MD Students

  • Harrison Knapp – University of South Carolina Medical School
  • Annelise Shick – University of South Carolina Medical School

    Ph.D. Students

    • Kirsti Gilmore – Epidemiology
    • Chris Lee – Computer Science
    • Megan Davis – Epidemiology
    • Rebecca Prisco – Epidemiology
    • Mustapha Nyame – Epidemiology
    • Sean Sweeney – Epidemiology

      Master’s Students

      • Allison Hughes – (Mosquito-borne disease projects)
      • Naomi Higgins – (Mosquito-borne disease projects)
      • Kate Chatman – College of Charleston (Mosquito-borne disease projects)

          Undergraduate Students

          • Sophia Reed
          • Maddie Toth
          • Kennedy Flynn

            Former Graduate Trainees

            • Kalan Ferate, Current Medical Student Class of 2026
            • Kyla Manning, Current Medical Student Class of 2026
            • Mary Parker, Current Medical Student Class of 2026
            • Lidia Gual Gonzalez, PhD, MS-PhD in Epidemiology, Graduated 2025, Joined Clemson University as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
            • Maggie McCarter, PhD, MS PhD in Epidemiology, Graduated 2024, Joined the industry workforce
            • Katie Lynn, PhD, MS PhD in Epidemiology, Graduated 2023, Joined PATH as Senior Program Officer of Maternal Child Health Global Programs
            • Reid DeMass-Masters in Biostatistics, Graduated 2023, Joined the industry workforce
            • Aidan Warner, MD, Medical Doctor, Graduated in 2024, Internal Medicine Resident at Prisma Health
            • Tyler Bunting, MD, Medical Doctor, Graduated in 2024, Emergency Medicine Resident at Prisma Health
            • Danielle Johnson, MS Masters of Science in Epidemiology, Graduated 2022, Current doctoral student at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
            • Hanson Cowan, MS Masters of Science, Current medical student at Vanderbilt University
            • Brianna Tennie, MPH Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology, Graduated 2020, Joined the public health workforce
            • Kyle Hatcher, MS Masters of Science in Epidemiology, Graduated 2020, Joined the public health workforce

              Former Undergraduate Trainees

              • Ahalya Muraleedharan
              • Neha Rayala
              • Mallorie Rice
              • Laura Witt – Attending Medical University of South Carolina
              • Sofie Fridriksson
              • Titi Abiodun – Current masters student at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
              • Logan Bailey
              • Harrison Knapp – Current medical student at University of South Carolina Medicine School- Columbia
              • Kaaliyah Harri
              • Hanna Waltz – Attending Emory Medicine School
              • Anna Dill – Attending Medical University of South Carolina
              • Emily Washington – Current nurse practitioner student at University of South Carolina Nursing School
              • Josie Morrisey
              • Mckenna Howell
              • Connor Ross
              • Addison Blackmon
              • Hanson Cowen
              • McKenzie Norris
              • Natalie Brown
              • Lauren Turner
              • Darby Nugent