People

Kevin Bakker

Kevin is interested in infectious disease transmission across temporal and spatial scales with a focus on seasonality. He recently started a faculty position in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Current lab aims are now on the home page of the website.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Lab Group

Reiden Magdaleno

Reiden is a freshman at the University of Michigan who plans to major in Public Health. This is his first year in the lab and he plans to examine the seasonality of yellow fever and all other mosquito-borne diseases. He hopes to have a better understanding of the role of seasonality, both within and between individual diseases, to improve prevention measures and control of these vector-borne diseases. Outside of studying, Reiden loves playing the drums, making beats, and jamming out with his friends.

Clare Dougherty

Shreya Mullapudi

Clare is a junior at the University of Michigan and is currently double majoring in both German and Biology, Health, and Society. This is her third year of research with the group and hopes to apply to Physician Assistant programs upon graduating from Michigan. Clare’s research focuses on the seasonality of influenza in the 20th century. She hopes to learn more about the factors that impact influenza outbreaks to improve vaccination efficiency in the modern age. When she is not studying, Clare loves to spend time outdoors hiking and kayaking as well as traveling and exploring all of the great shops and restaurants in Ann Arbor.

Shreya is a senior double majoring in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Gender & Health. Currently, she is interested in research regarding COVID and women’s health disparities. She hopes to attend medical school in the near future. Outside of the lab, Shreya is the President of the Sports Medicine Club in the School of Kinesiology and a member of TBTN, an organization that strives to end sexual, relationship, and domestic violence. Aside from school, she enjoys cooking, baking, and hanging out with her friends and family.

Sasha Tretyakova

Preti Chowdhury

Alyson Miller

Sasha is a senior double majoring in Biomolecular Science and History with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society. In Fall 2021, she will start her MPH in Epidemiology at UM SPH. Currently, she is interested in research on COVID, infectious diseases, and global health. On campus, Sasha is a Chem 211H UIA, National President of Mu Epsilon Delta, and is a program assistant for Michigan’s COVID-19 Sampling & Tracking Program (CSTP). Outside of school, she likes to travel, read, and cook instant pot dinners with her friends.

Preti is a junior at Wayne State University pursuing Public Health with a minor in psychology. She wants to help the minorities who are facing injustice and hopes that she can create a change in the community while also destigmatizing mental health. She is planning to receive her MPH at Wayne State University and hopes to soon get a PhD in a Public Health field. Outside of the lab, she enjoys hiking, swimming, and traveling.

Alyson is currently a freshman at the University of Michigan. She plans to major in Public Health and minor in business on the pre-med track. Through this research, she hopes to gain a better understanding of the factors that influence disease outbreaks through modeling and analysis. Outside of research, she loves to play tennis, run and travel which she can hopefully do more of once the pandemic is over!

Padmashri Saravanan

Padma is a senior at Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani, India and is currently majoring in Mathematics. She is joining the group for a research thesis and hopes to move on to the Masters in Computational Epidemiology and Numerical Modelling programme upon graduating and hopes to work in the Public Health field. She is interested in research on infectious disease analytics and modelling, and hopes her work can help bring social change! Outside math, Padma enjoys cooking, touch rugby and helping out in non-profit organizations and public speaking.