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QDEC Lab Logo - Blue letters spell QDEC, with the Q as a magnifying glass with a globe depicted in the circular space of Q, and the spelled out acronym in UF orange below.

We work on medical geography and ecology at the human interface, its implications for disease, conservation, sustainability, and wildlife management. Our research currently focuses on climate-health issues, modeling vector borne diseases, geospatial models for intervention, and quantifying social-ecological risk of disease emergence and exposure in a changing world. Our interdisciplinary work incorporates tools from medical geography, quantitative and applied ecology, and the social sciences. We use techniques from the lab to the field to the computer to the white board.

We play well with others, and welcome collaborations. ​

Be Kind, and do Good Science.

Contact sjryan@ufl.edu for any information.