KACEY CLARICE ERNST, Ph.D., M.P.H.
ADDRESS
1295 N. Martin Bldg. 202A, Rm. A246 P.O. Box 245211 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85724-5211 (520) 626-7374 [email protected]
CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2006 Ph.D. in Epidemiology – University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Dissertation: “Malaria in the highlands of western Kenya: Epidemiology of environmental influences, spatial patterns and disease risk.” Advisor: Mark L. Wilson, Sc. D.
2001 M.P.H. in Epidemiology – University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2001)
1997 B.A. in Chemistry and Biology – Lawrence University (1997)
CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT
2008-present Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
2008–present Assistant Professor, Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
2007–2008 Influenza Epidemiologist, Office of Infectious Disease Services, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona
2003–2006 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (based in Kenya)
2005 Graduate Student Instructor, Introductory Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2003 Bioterrorism Preparedness Coordinator, Milwaukee County/ Waukesha County Consortium, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
2001–2002 Graduate Student Instructor, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Field Studies in Epidemiology, Biology and Human Affairs, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Kacey C. Ernst 1
2000-2001 Research Technician, Department of Health Education/Health Behavior, University of Michigan
2000 Summer Research Fellow, U.S. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Unit, Kisian, Kenya
HONORS AND AWARDS
2011 Workshop Scholarship; Climate Change and Vector-borne Disease; National Center for Atmospheric Research
2001 Global Transformations Seminar Scholar, University of Michigan
1999-2001 Klare Memorial Scholar, University of Michigan
1999-2001 Dean’s Award, University of Michigan
1993-1997 Trustee Fellowship, Lawrence University
1993-1997 Dow Chemical Fellowship, Lawrence University
1993-1997 Kansas Regent Scholar Awardee
SERVICE
A. Outreach 1. Local/ State
2010 Drafted and coordinated signed Memorandum of Agreement between University of Arizona College of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services for data exchange
2010 Community Education: H1N1 control and vaccination priorities. Green Valley Community, Tucson, Arizona
2009-present SWAT team member, Pima County Health Department and Community Partners working to implement vector control in Pima County
2009 Member, EWIDS grant work team to develop online training modules for ADHS epidemiology staff
2009 Santa Cruz County Preparedness Training
2008 Facilitator State-wide Pandemic Influenza Exercise; Arizona Department of Health Services
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2. National/ International
2011-present Board Member, Zambian Children’s Fund. Based in Tucson, AZ.
2011-present Instructor at University of West Indies; One-week module on infectious disease epidemiology; Kingston, Jamaica.
2010-present Assisted in developing Memorandum of Agreement with University of Gondar (Ethiopia) and furthering collaborative ties with faculty at that University
B. Citizenship 1. Intramural a. Departmental/Division
2009 - 2010 Member, Annual Performance Review Committee (Epidemiology- Biostatistics)
2009 - 2010 Public Health Informatics workgroup, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MEZCOPH
2009 – 2010 Member, Epidemiology Qualifying Exam Review Committee
2008 -present Member, Epidemiology MS/PhD Admissions Committee 2008 Adhoc Committee lead – Creating a PhD graduation checklist
2008 - present Member, Epidemiology MPH Admissions Committee
b. College of Public Health
2010- present Member, Global Health and Community Development Integration Committee, Global Health Institute, MEZCOPH
2008- 2010 Judge, M.P.H. Internship Conference (8 terms), MEZCOPH
2008- present Member, Community Engaged Practice Committee (CEPAS), College 2009 - Subcommittee member – Community Engaged Practice and Service Award Committee 2008 - Subcommittee member – MEZCOPH college-wide retreat – Creating a Collective Vision 2009 – Subcommittee member – MEZCOPH college-wide retreat – Collaborations across the college 2009 – Subcommittee member – Staff Training Public Health 101 seminar 2009 – Subcommittee member – Staff Training Epidemiology 101 seminar 2010 – present Subcommittee member – Service Learning Institute Kacey C. Ernst 3
2010 – present Subcommittee member – Promotion and Tenure orientation to Community Based Participatory Research
c. University of Arizona
2009- present Member, Africa Forum, University; meet to advance outreach to African partners
2008- present Member, International Affairs Committee, University
2008-2010 Member, Pandemic Influenza Intercollegiate Exercise between COM, CON, MEZCOPH, COP and COL
1. Extramural a. Grant Review Committees b. Editorial - Journal and Book Reviews
2011-present Reviewer: Climate Research
2011-present Nature reader expert reviewer panelist
2010-present Reviewer: Malaria Journal
2010-present Reviewer: Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-present Reviewer: Textbook, Jones and Bartlett
2009-present Reviewer: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2009-present Reviewer: Human Parasitic Diseases
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT
Professional Organizations
2010 - Global Health Council
2009 - American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008 - Member, International Society of Infectious Disease
Conferences/ Workshops
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2011 National Center for Atmospheric Research Summer Workshop; Climate Change and Vector-borne Diseases. Boulder, CO. July 11 – July 15, 2011.
2010 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). Atlanta, GA Nov. 3-Nov. 7, 2010.
2009 Global Perspectives Conference Institute on Science for Global Policy (ISGP). Tucson, AZ Dec. 6-8, 2009.
2009 2009 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration. Las Vegas, NV June 25th and 26th, 2009.
2008 66th U.S. Mexico Border Health Association Annual Meeting- Hermosillo, Sonora, MX May 7-9, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY WORKS
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
1. *Pogreba-Brown K, Ernst KC, Harris R. Teaching Epidemiology Concepts by Creating a ‘Real’ Potluck Outbreak in the Classroom. Public Health Reports (accepted with revisions September 2011)
2. Taren, D, Tecle S, Almony C, Navarrete L, Ernst K, Menard S, Diop M, Wele A- H Growth of Children Receiving a Dehydrated Potato-Soy Protein Blend. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 11(4), 2011.
3. *Ernst KC, Pogreba-Brown K, Rasmussen L, Erhart L. The Effect of Policy Changes on Hepatitis A Vaccine Uptake in Arizona Children (1995-2008). Public Health Reports. 2011. 126: S2.
4. *Robinson, K Ernst K, Johnson B, Rosales C. The Health Status of Southern Arizona Border Counties: A Healthy Border 2010 Midterm Review. Rev Panam Salud Publica 28(5), 2010.
5. Cohen JM, Ernst KC, Lindblade KA, Vulule JM, John CC, Wilson ML Local topographic wetness indices predict household malaria risk better than land-use and land- cover in the western Kenya highlands. Malar J. 2010 Nov 16;9:328.
6. Ernst KE, Lindblade, KA, Koech D, Sumba PO, Kuwuor D, John CC, Wilson ML. Environmental, socio-demographic and behavioral determinants of malaria risk in the western Kenyan highlands: a case-control study. 2009. Trop Med and Int Health. 14 (10), pp. 1258-1265.
7. Menge DM, Ernst KC, Vulule JM, Zimmerman PA, Guo H, John CC. Microscopy underestimates the frequency of Plasmodium falciparum infection in symptomatic individuals in a low transmission highland area. 2008. Am J Trop Med and Hyg 79 (2):173-7.
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8. **Cohen JM, Ernst KC, Lindblade KA, Vulule JM, John CC, Wilson ML Topography, land-cover, and elevation predict areas at risk for malaria within communities in a highland region of western Kenya. Malar J. Jan 2008 17:40.
9. **Ernst KC, Adoka SO, Kowuor DO, Wilson ML, John CC. Malaria hotspot areas in a highland Kenya site are consistent in epidemic and non-epidemic years and are associated with ecological factors. Malar J. 2006 Sep 13;5:78.
10. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Multistate outbreak of monkeypox – Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin (2003). MMWR. 2003;52: 537-540.
*Indicates articles with student authors ** Indicates articles from dissertation
Technical Reports
1. Siri JG, Ernst KC (2008) Needs Assessment for Communicable Disease Surveillance for the Tohono O’odham Nation. Presented to Tohono O’dham Nation.
2. Ernst KC, Rosales C, Granillo B, McDonald M, de Zapien J, Staten L (2009) Operation Streamline: An Infectious Disease Assessment. Presented to the US Public Defenders’ Office.
Scholarly Presentations
University symposiums and grand rounds
1. Ernst KC., Determinants of malaria transmission in the highlands of western Kenya. Presented at Entomology Seminar Series, University of Arizona, December 2009.
2. Baneras K, Ernst KC. Human Behavioral and Household Determinants of Dengue Vector Breeding and Mosquito Abatement Along the Arizona U.S./ Sonora, MX Border Presented at 2010 AHSC Frontiers in Biomedical Research Poster Forum
National and International
Invited presentations 1. Ernst KC, Impacts of Climate Change on Infectious Disease Outcomes. Presented at University of the West Indies. February 2011.
Peer-reviewed abstracts and presentations
1. Ernst KC, Arora M. Determining distribution and use of bednets in Kenya. Presented at the American Association of Geography. April 2011. Seattle, WA.
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3. Ernst KC, Reinschmidt K, Alvarez G., The Etiology and Epidemiology of TB on the Arizona/ Sonora Border Region. Presented at Society for Applied Anthropology. March 2011. Seattle, WA.
4. Weaver T, Greenberg J, Ernst KC, Reinschmidt K, Honeyman D. A Bi-national Study of TB among Migrant Workers in Arizona and Sonora. Presented at Society for Applied Anthropology. March 2010. Merida, MX.
5. Ernst KC, Arora M. Who’s Under the Net? Determinants of Intra-Household Use of Bednets for High Risk Groups in Kenya. Presented at ASTMH conference Atlanta. November 2010.
6. Taren, D, Tecle S, Almony C, Navarrete L, Ernst K, Menard S, Diop M, Wele A- H Growth of Children Receiving a Dehydrated Potato-Soy Protein Blend or a Corn –Soy blend as part of a Food Aid Program. International Congress of Nutrition November 2009.
7. Taren, D, Almony C, Tecle S, Navarrete L, Ernst K, Menard S, Diop M, Wele A- H. Food Habits of Senegalese Families Receiving Humanitarian Food Assistance. International Congress of Nutrition November 2009.
8. Ernst KC & Erhart L Spatial Clustering and Determinants of Hospitalized Influenza Cases. Presented at ESRI Health conference October 2007.
9. Ernst KC, Lindblade KA, John CC, Kuwuor DO, John CC. Wilson ML Environmental, Social, Behavioral risk factors associated with highland malaria in western Kenya: A case-control study. Presented at ASTMH conference November 2006.
10. Menge DM, Ernst KC, Vulule JM, John CC Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Populations from Epidemic Prone Sites with varying Transmission Patterns in a Western Kenya Highland. Presented at ASTMH conference November 2006.
11. Ernst KC, McHugh M, Kowuor DO, Wilson ML, John CC. MSP-1 and MSP-2 allelic family diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in a malaria epidemic-prone area of the western Kenyan highlands. Presented at ASTMH conference December 2005.
12. Ernst KC., Adoka SO, Kowuor DO, Wilson ML, John CC; Consistent spatial clustering of malaria cases in a highland area of western Kenya, 2001 – 2003. Presented at ASTMH conference November 2004.
13. Dunton, R.F., Ernst, K. Malaria transmission in western Kenya: the importance of Anopheles funestus Giles. Am J of Trop Med and Hyg 2001; 65(3 Suppl):308- 09.
WORKS IN PROGRESS Submitted Kacey C. Ernst 7
1. Ernst KC, Arora M, Munga S. Factors associated with bednet ownership and use in Kenya. Malaria Reports (submitted July 2011).
2. *Mugoya G, Ernst KC. Factors associated with HIV-related stigma: Analysis of the 2008/2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. Submitted to AIDS and Behavior August 2011)
3. Rolfes M, McCarra M, Magak NG, Ernst KC, Dent AE, Lindblade KA, John CC. Development of clinical and biological immunity to malaria in highland areas of very low and unstable transmission” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (submitted June 2011).
4. *Joy TK, Jeffrey EH, Ernst KC, Walker KR, Torabi M, Carriere Y, and Riehle MR. Aging field collected Aedes aegypti to determine their capacity for dengue transmission in the Southwestern United States. submitted PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (June 2011)
Drafted
1. *Ernst KC, Stake S, Rosales CR. Determinants of Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in the Yuma and San Luis sister cities on the U.S.-Mexican border. Revista Panam Salud Publica (In preparation, anticipated submission December 2011)
2. Erhart LM, Ernst KC. The changing epidemiology of Hepatitis A after implementation of childhood immunization campaigns in Arizona. (In preparation, anticipated submission December 2011)
3. *Krone T, Ernst KC. Seroepidemiology of Trypanasoma in non-human reservoirs in Tucson, AZ. (In preparation, anticipated submission January 2011).
MEDIA
2011 Interviewed with Arizona Daily Star (8/7/11), and appeared on KUAT Arizona Illustrated (8/23/2011), KMSB (8/12/2011), KVOA (8/12/2011), KGUN (8/12/2011) and KJZZ (8/13/2011) to discuss Personal Belief Exemptions for Childhood Immunizations in Arizona
2011 Appeared on Arizona Illustrated to discuss E. coli outbreak. (6/10/2011)
2010 Interviewed with KJZZ about response to Arizona Health Status Report; emphasis vaccinations (9/17/2010)
2009 Interviewed with Arizona Daily Star about Climate Change and Vector-borne Diseases (5/31/09)
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Kacey C. Ernst 8
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Federal
Current 2011-present On the Edge: Aedes aegypti dynamics on the boundary of its natural range. PI. National Institute of Health. NIAID. 1R56AI091843. 25% effort. $442,000.
2010-present Women’s Health Initiative. Junior investigator. 10% effort.
2011 Bednet use in Kenya. Manuscript writing supported by Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Training Grant T76MC04925. 5% effort.
Past 2003-2005 Environmental determinants of malaria in the western highland of Kenya. Project Director. National Institute of Health. NIAID. R03AI056184-02 (M Wilson) 50% effort. $100,000.
State and Local
Current
2011-present Insecticide–treated-net use in Kenya: highland and lowland case studies. PI, University of Arizona VPR Seed Grant. $8900
2011-present The role of school nurses in improving student health in Maricopa County. PI. Contract Maricopa County Health Department. 25% effort. $137,000.
Past 2009-2010 Aedes aegypti longevity at the edge of its range: implications for climate change and mosquito-borne disease. PI. Center for Insect Science, University of Arizona, $10,000
Private
Current 2011-present Designing a standard survey for investigation of outbreaks in swimming pools. Co-Investigator. National Swimming Pool Foundation. 10% effort. $65,549.
2008-2010 Medical, Socio-cultural and Environmental Factors Related to Tuberculosis in the Mixtec Migrant Communities of Sonora and Arizona: A Bi-national Case Study. Programa de Investigacion de Migracion de Salud (PIMSA). Co-investigator. $45,000.
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Collaborators
Andrew Comrie – University of Arizona Michael Riehle – University of Arizona Kathleen Walker – University of Arizona Vanja Dukic – University of Colorado - Denver Mary Hayden – National Center for Atmospheric Research Andy Monaghan – National Center for Atmospheric Research Yves Carriere – University of Arizona Mark Wilson – University of Michigan Chandy John – University of Minnesota Kimberly Lindblade – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention John Vulule – Kenyan Medical Research Institute Stephen Munga – Kenyan Medical Research Institute Gerardo Alvarez – Universidad de Sonora Babs Johnson – Pima County Health Department Cecilia Rosales – University of Arizona Tom Weaver – University of Arizona Kelly Reynolds – University of Arizona Donna Wolk – University of Arizona Orion McCotter – Arizona Department of Health Services Laura Erhart – Arizona Department of Health Services
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