About NEVBD
NEVBD transitioned to a Teaching & Evaluation Center for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases in July 2023.
Our work focuses on providing responsive training to the current and future public health entomology workforce, supporting evaluations of existing programs and strategies for vector-borne disease prevention and control, and fostering partnerships between public, private, and academic institutions to collaborative support these efforts.
You can learn more about our activities as a Center of Excellence (2017-2022) by visiting our Completed Projects page.
Core Institutions
Lead Institution:
Academic Partners:
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
- MaineHealth Institute for Research
- Department of Entomology, University of Maryland
Public Agency Partners:
Structure of Our Network
(download the NEVBD-TEC organizational chart)
NEVBD utilizes a three-pronged approach to addressing vector-borne diseases in our region. We bring together public health organizations at the local, state, and federal level, and academic communities to collaborate on pressing vector-borne disease concerns.
- Center partners support a variety of training programs. These include formal academic training programs for medical entomologists, as well continuing education for professionals working in public health, environmental health, and medicine.
- Our network of experts work in partnership with the CDC to evaluate and improve existing vector control tools, programs, and resources that target both tick and mosquito-borne disease prevention
- Collaborators working in public health bring expertise in mosquito and tick surveillance, prevention, and control, and are well poised to effectively engage with our communities
These combined efforts will ensure that the next cadre of medical entomologists and public health practitioners are well prepared to address current and future vector-borne disease challenges, and will provide valuable insight into effective prevention and control tools that can be used to combat diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes in the Northeast USA.
The end goal of this work is to improve the lives of those living in our communities through the prevention of exposure to ticks and mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
NEVBD Leadership
Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University
NEVBD Program Director
Agricultural Scientist, Department of Entomology
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Entomologist, Suffolk County Department of Public Works
Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology
Columbia University
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
University of Maryland
Professor of Practice, Department of Public & Ecosystem Health
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Vector Ecologist, Lyme and Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory
MaineHealth Institute for Research
Chief Scientist/Entomology Department Head
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases
MaineHealth
NEVBD Program Manager
Department of Entomology, Cornell University
Advisory Board
Superintendent, Mosquito Control Department of Public Works Suffolk, Virginia
Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology University of California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
Director, PacVec Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
Manager, Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Program New Jersey Department of Health
Membership and Diversity Program Manager Entomological Society of America
Executive Director Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District
Mosquito and Tick Biologist / Environmental Health Specialist III Fairfax County Health Department Virginia
Chief Scientist and State Entomologist, Emeritus Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Director, Vector-Borne Disease Program Bureau of Communicable Disease Control New York State Department of Health
