Professional Summary
2004 - Present: Professor of Epidemiology and of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
2002 - Present: Director, Global Health Program, University of Michigan
1997 - 2004 Associate Professor of Epidemiology and of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
1991 - 1996: Assistant to Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University
1987 - 1990: Research Scientist, Department of Medical Entomology, Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal
Courses Taught
EPID554: Introduction to Globalization and Health
EPID555: Globalization and Health
EPID605: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
EPID770: Environmental Determinants of Infectious Diseases
EPID822: Malaria and other important vector-borne diseases
Education
Sc.D., Harvard University, 1985
Sc.M., Harvard University, 1980
B.A., Hiram College, 1972
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Wilson is an ecologist and epidemiologist with broad research interests in infectious diseases, including the analysis of transmission dynamics, the evolution of vector-host-parasite systems, and the determinants of human risk. Most projects address environmental and social variation, in time and space, as it impacts on vector and reservoir populations and pathogen transmission dynamics. Recent efforts have been directed at various "emerging" diseases including malaria and schistosomiasis in Africa, leishmaniasis in the Middle East, and dengue fever in South America. In addition to standard field, lab, and statistical techniques, he has been using satellite image data and GIS to undertaken spatial analyses of environmental change and the ecology of risk. Spatial analytic tools are also being applied to non-infectious disease processes. Other recent efforts have been directed at understanding how to anticipate and prepare for intentional introductions of biological disease agents.
Selected Publications
Chaves, L.F., Cohen, J.M., Pascual, M., Wilson, M.L. (2008). Social exclusion modifies climate and deforestation impacts on a vector-borne disease. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2(2):e176. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000176
Rainey, J.J., Kowuor, D., Sumba, P.O., Rochford, R., Wilson, M.L., Moormann, A.M. (2008). Family environment is associated with endemic Burkitt's lymphoma: A population-based case-control study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine Hygiene, 78(2), 338343.
Siri, J.G., Lindblade, K.A., Rosen, D.H., Onyango, B., Vulule, J.M., Slutsker, L., Wilson, M.L. (2008). A census-weighted, spatially-stratified household sampling strategy for urban malaria epidemiology. Malaria Journal, 7:39 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-39
Siri, J.G., Lindblade, K.A., Rosen, D.H., Onyango, B., Vulule, J.M., Slutsker, L., Wilson, M.L. (2008). Quantitative urban classification for malaria epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria Journal , 7:34 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-34.
Cohen, J.M., Ernst, K.C., Lindblade, K.A., Vulule, J.M., John, C.C., Wilson, M.L. (2008). Topography-derived wetness indices are associated with household-level malaria risk in two communities in the western Kenyan highlands. Malaria Journal, 7:40 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-40
Lehman, E.M., Soliman, A.S., Ismail, K., Hablas, A., Seifeldin, E.A., Ramadan, M., El-Hamzawy, H., Shoushtari, C.S., Wilson, M.L. (2008). Patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in Egypt from a population-based cancer registry. Hepatology Research , 38, 465-473.
Reiskind, M.H., Wilson, M.L. (2008). Interspecific competition between larval Culex restuans Theobald and Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Michigan. Journal of Medical Entomology, 45(1), 20-27.
Cohen, J.M., Wilson, M.L., Aiello, A.E. (2007). Analysis of social epidemiology research on infectious diseases: historical patterns and future opportunities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61:1021-1027. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.057216
Florey, L.S., Galea, S., Wilson, M.L. (2007). Macrosocial determinants of population health in the context of globalization. In Galea S (Ed.) Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health, (15-51 pp). Springer Media Publishing.
Rainey, J.J., Mwanda, W.O., Wairiumu, P., Moorman, A.M., Snow, R., Wilson, M.L., Rochford, R. (2007). Spatial distribution of Burkitts lymphoma in Kenya and association with malaria risk. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(8), 936-943.
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Global Health Council
American Public Health Association
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