Classes Taught

BIOL 4319, Medical Entomology (Fall Semesters, even years):  An overview of the role that insect play in human health.  While the focus is on disease vectors, non-disease interactions are discussed as well.  The course focuses the first third on epidemiological concepts, the last two thirds on the insect taxa of interest.

BIOL 4320, Disease Epidemiology (Fall Semester, odd years): An introduction to the ideas and concepts of epidemiology, with a strong focus on infectious disease epidemiology.  The course focuses on the ideas behind conducting an epidemiological investigation, as well as different types of epidemiology (such as outbreak investigations).

BIOL 6305, Biometry (Fall Semester, every years): A graduate overview of statistical use in biology, focusing on developing a core understanding of how and why statistics are used, not just a black-box approach of “use this test under these circumstances”.  Math intensive.

BIOL 6320, Vector Biology (Spring Semester, every year):  A graduate level course focusing on disease vectors from a plant, animal, and human health perspective (although the focus in human health).  From a conceptual understanding, to an overview of important taxa, to a dive into the history of vector biology, the class encouraged students to make connections between different topics and ideas.

Field Experiences in One Health:  A graduate course with a unique, three campus program where students follow a simulated outbreak of an unknown disease.  Students travel from UTRGV to TAMU to UTMB to learn different skills needed to understand and track a novel disease outbreak. This course was developed in partnership with UTMB and TAMU.

Previous Courses

Aquatic Entomology

General Biology 1, 2

Biology Seminar