Project leads

  • Erika Machtinger, PhD, CWB®

    Project Director, Associate Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology

    Penn State

  • Emily Struckhoff, MS

    Training Director, Vector-borne Disease Program Specialist

    Penn State Extension

  • Olivia Bognanni, MPH

    Program Manager

    Penn State

  • Indira Chakravarti, MSPH

    Program Evaluation Specialist

    Penn State

  • Kimberly Bjorgo, PhD

    Co-I, Associate Professor of Biology & Environmental Science

    West Virginia Wesleyan College

  • Vincenzo Ellis, PhD

    Co-I, Assistant Professor

    University of Delaware

  • Risa Pesapane, PhD

    Co-I, Assistant Professor

    The Ohio State University

  • Melanie Sal, PhD

    Co-I, Associate Professor of Biology & Environmental Science

    West Virginia Wesleyan College

  • Rebecca Trout-Fryxell, PhD

    Co-I, Associate Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology

    University of Tennessee

  • Danielle Tufts, PhD

    Co-I, Assistant Professor

    University of Pittsburgh

  • Darryl Ramoutar, PhD, MPD

    Vector-Borne Disease Educator

    The Ohio State University

  • Drew Lysaker, MS

    Drew Lysaker, MS

    Vector-Borne Disease Education Program Specialist

    Penn State Extension

  • Angela Tucker, PhD, BCE

    Vector and Vector-borne Disease Specialist

    University of Tennessee

Extension Collaborators

  • Penn State Extension

  • Ohio State Extension

  • University of Tennessee Extension

Government Collaborators

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health

  • Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control

  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Academic Collaborators

  • Juniata College

  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  • University of Maine

  • Old Dominion University

Industry and Professional Collaborators

  • National Pest Management Association

  • Thermacell, Inc

CDC Collaborators

  • Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Disease Training and Evaluation Center

  • Northeast Regional Vector-borne Disease Training and Evaluation Center

  • Tropical Islands Vector-borne Disease Training and Evaluation Center

  • Gulf South Vector-borne Disease Training and Evaluation Center

  • Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases

  • Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease

  • Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases

  • New England Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases