MEET THE CAMPBELL LAB

Lindsay is an assistant professor at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory and in the Department of Entomology & Nematology at the University of Florida. She is an interdisciplinary scientist with bachelor's and master's degrees in Geography from Michigan State University, where she investigated anthropogenic landscape disturbances and Buruli ulcer disease incidence in Benin West Africa. She continued on to earn a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Kansas where her work focused on modeling the distributional ecology and functional connectivity of medically important arthropod vectors. Before arriving to FMEL, Lindsay trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she modeled distributions of environmental bacteria.  When not nerding out on new modeling approaches or data challenges, she enjoys riding her bicycle, spending time with her family and poodle Ziggy, and walking on the beach.

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Amy is a PhD student in Entomology & Nematology and a graduate research and teaching assistant. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Monitoring/Analysis from the University of Applied Sciences Dresden (DE), she went on to receive a master's degree in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution from the University of Göttingen (DE), where she collaborated with Dr. Tomberlin at Texas A&M University for her thesis research. In her PhD research, Amy studies the effects of land use land cover and their change on mosquito communities, and investigates the resulting potential pathogen transmission risk across the landscape by including species traits in her analyses. Throughout her academic career, she has been fascinated with research questions focused on the human-environment interface and she is passionate about conducting research that provides results applicable to public health by providing knowledge necessary to understand, manage and prevent vector-borne disease. In her free time, Amy loves to spend time with her cat Petrusilius Zwackelmann and to get creative with needlework, art, and anything related to food.

Olivia Magaletta is a master's student and research assistant (co-advised by Dr. Yoosook Lee) in the Department of Entomology and Nematology. Olivia earned her BS in biology with a minor in secondary education from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 2023. Olivia's current research focuses on the environmental suitability of invasive mosquitos in the southern US. She is a member of the BEACONS Working Group where she created and is actively populating an invasive mosquito species dashboard.

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​Additionally, she has six years of research and teaching experience within at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Olivia served in multiple roles starting as a high school student and progressing to a lead management position in the Army Educational Outreach Program. When Olivia isn’t busy hunting down bugs, you’ll likely find her exploring local coffee shops, indulging in a bit of shopping, and happily stopping to pet every cute dog that crosses her path.

Filiz Gunay is an Assistant Professor at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, where she received MSc and PhD degrees in Ecology, as well as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Campbell Lab (co-advised by Drs. Alto and Burkett-Cadena), in Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, UF, IFAS, FL, USA. Her PhD thesis aimed to investigate the mosquito fauna of Turkey with morphological and molecular identification techniques in association with the Natural History Museum in London and the Smithsonian Museum (WRBU) in Washington, DC, USA. She worked in IRD Montpellier, France, to prepare MosKeyTool, a computer-aided identification key for mosquitoes in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. She has taken roles in scientific communication in the EU-supported AIM-COST Action and has been involved in numerous national and international projects. An active member of SOVE since 2009, she is the current Director of the European Society for Vector Ecology.

Alex is a postdoctoral associate in the Campbell Lab. A natural historian at heart, Alex enjoys looking for salamanders, catching snakes, and snorkeling for crayfish. He holds a BS in biology from the University of Arkansas, a MS in Biology from Eastern Kentucky University, and a PhD in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida. In the Campbell lab, Alex is developing spatiotemporal predictions of West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis virus sentinel chicken seroconversion. This work will improve understanding of the transmission ecology of both viruses and contribute to data driven predictions of transmission hazard to inform public health and mosquito control. In his spare time, Alex enjoys biking, swimming and canoeing, woodworking and home DIY projects, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and dog, "Ollie".

Yesenia Sanchez is a biological scientist. Yesenia is a graduate of Indian River State College earning a BS in Biology. Among many activities, Yesenia is working with large quantities of LiDAR data and calculating hydrological indices as a tool for mosquito control programs to enhance precision pesticide applications. Outside of the lab, Yesenia enjoys her pets, including a cat, dog, ferret, two axolotls, a snail, and three fish, as well as multiple plants.