{"id":515,"date":"2018-07-02T15:16:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T15:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/biology\/?page_id=515"},"modified":"2021-11-18T01:40:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:40:50","slug":"connally","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/surf\/faculty-mentors\/connally\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Neeta Connally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor\u00a0 \"\"
\nScience Building 140
\nconnallyn@wcsu.edu<\/a>
\n203-837-8749
\nProfile: https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/connallyn<\/a>
\nConnally Lab Website: https:\/\/www.wcsuticklab.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

BIOGRAPHY<\/strong>
\nNeeta Connally is a medical entomologist who oversees the Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory at WCSU. She holds a B.S. in Animal Biology from Louisiana Tech, a M.S.P.H. in Human Parasitology from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island. Before joining the WCSU Biology Dept. in 2011, she was an Associate Research Scientist at the Connecticut Emerging Infections Program at Yale School of Public Health where she oversaw epidemiologic studies pertaining to Lyme disease risk and the prevention of tickborne diseases in the northeastern U.S.<\/p>\n

RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong>
\nResearch in the Connally Tick Lab at WCSU focuses upon the prevention of Lyme and other infectious diseases transmitted by blacklegged ticks in the northeastern United States. In particular, we are interested in how diseases can be prevented peridomestically by manipulating the landscape, interfering with the tick life cycle, or by changing patterns of human behavior. Students are vital to helping the laboratory function. Since 2011, more than 40 undergraduate students have contributed to Tick Lab projects.\u00a0 Studies in the Tick Lab have been funded by multiple agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We collaborate on tickborne ecology and prevention projects with several academic, scientific, and community partners, including the Town of Ridgefield (CT) Health Department, Nuvance Health, Yale Emerging Infections Program, CT Department of Public Health, CDC Division of Vector-Borne Disease, the TickEncounter Resource Center at the Univ. of Rhode Island, and several regional land trusts and environmental advocacy groups.<\/p>\n

SURF PRIMARY SETTING<\/strong>
\nLaboratory and\/or field work.<\/p>\n

SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED DURING FELLOWSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n