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Chakravarti A, Li B, Bartlett D, Irwin P, Smith R. A novel approach to determine mosquito trap placement for West Nile virus surveillance. Journal of Medical Entomology. 2026 April; 63(2):-. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjag006.
Chakraborty S, Hussain A, Mahakapuge T, Kumsa B, Sander W, Smith R. Measuring the trends in tick and tick-borne pathogen studies and their impact on tick-borne disease surveillance in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Ethiopia: a comparative analysis. Journal of Medical Entomology. 2026 February; 63(1):-. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf193.
Burgunder B, Yang J, Uelmen J, Smith R, Palmer J, Irwin P, Fritz M. Molecular surveillance supports differing roles for <i>Culex pipiens</i> and <i>Culex restuans</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in West Nile virus transmission in Chicago, Illinois. Journal of Medical Entomology. 2026 February; 63(1):-. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf190.
Chakraborty S, Black H, Hussain A, Mateus-Pinilla N, Smith R. Tick-borne Diseases in Illinois: A Retrospective Case Analysis. [Preprint]. 2025. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5605565.
Bhowmick, S., Irwin, P., Lopez, K., Fritz, M.L., Smith, R.L.. A mathematical model of Culex population abundance and the impact of vector control interventions in a patchy environment. Arxiv. 2025. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.08842.
Grieffenstein, E., Harris, T., Smith, R.. Forecasting West Nile virus with deep graph encoders. Arxiv. 2025. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.22657.
Gieser D, Arya A, Smith R, Vozenilek J, Raman V, Handler J. A quantitative and qualitative assessment of differential privacy&#x2019;s ability to support collaborative research using a real-world data analysis. JAMIA Open. 2025 December; 8(6):-. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf144.
Dariotis J, Eldreth D, Xi C, Noor I, Smith R. COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Adults, Youth, and Childcare Providers: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 2025 November; 14:e77521-. doi: 10.2196/77521.
Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R. K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships [Internet] 1 ed. New York: Routledge; 2025-11. -p. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003608844.
Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R, Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R. Introduction. In: K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships [Internet] 1 ed. New York: Routledge; 2025-11. 1-22p. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003608844/chapters/10.4324/9781003608844-1.
Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R, Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R. Building and Maintaining Trust. In: K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships [Internet] 1 ed. New York: Routledge; 2025-11. 23-57p. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003608844/chapters/10.4324/9781003608844-2.
Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R, Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R. Advancing Equity. In: K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships [Internet] 1 ed. New York: Routledge; 2025-11. 58-93p. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003608844/chapters/10.4324/9781003608844-3.
Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R, Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R. Communicating Clearly in Chaotic Times. In: K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships [Internet] 1 ed. New York: Routledge; 2025-11. 94-127p. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003608844/chapters/10.4324/9781003608844-4.
Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R, Perkinson L, Barrios L, Smith R, Roegman R. Conclusion. In: K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships [Internet] 1 ed. New York: Routledge; 2025-11. 128-138p. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003608844/chapters/10.4324/9781003608844-5.
Adegbole C, Seilkhanova T, Bajwa M, Smith R. Unlocking farm-level antimicrobial resistance: a qualitative study of researchers&#x2019; experiences and challenges. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2025 November; 12:-. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1691572.
Hussain A, Varga C, Allan B, Mateus-Pinilla N, Smith R. Corrigendum to &#x201C;Spatial distribution and clustering of medically important tick species in Illinois: Implications for tick-borne disease risk&#x201D; [Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 16 (2025) 102533]. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2025 November; 16(6):102558-. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102558.
Hussain A, Varga C, Allan B, Mateus-Pinilla N, Smith R. Spatial distribution and clustering of medically important tick species in Illinois: Implications for tick-borne disease risk. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2025 September; 16(5):102533-. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102533.
Hussain A, Hussain S, Rajput M, Sajid M, Sparagano O, Mateus-Pinilla N, Smith R. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of para-veterinary workers about ticks and tick-borne diseases in three provinces of Pakistan. [Preprint]. 2025 August. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.05.668794.
Jensen T, Smith R, Walsh J. Saliva Has High Sensitivity and Specificity for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Compared to Nasal Swabs but Exhibits Different Viral Dynamics from Days of Symptom Onset. Diagnostics. 2025 July; 15(15):1918-. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15151918.
Dariotis J, Eldreth D, Xi C, Noor I, Smith R. COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Adults, Youth, and Childcare Providers: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint). [Preprint]. 2025 May. doi: 10.2196/preprints.77521.
Chakraborty S, Lyons LA, Winata F, Mateus-Pinilla N, Smith RL. Methods of active surveillance for hard ticks and associated tick-borne pathogens of public health importance in the contiguous United States: a comprehensive systematic review. J Med Entomol. 2025 May 13;62(3):675-689. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf031. PubMed PMID: 40111123.
Harp R, Holcomb K, Retkute R, Prusokiene A, Prusokas A, Ertem Z, Ajelli M, Kummer A, Litvinova M, Merler S, Piontti A, Poletti P, Vespignani A, Wilke A, Zardini A, Smith K, Armstrong P, DeFelice N, Keyel A, Shepard J, Smith R, Tyre A, Humphreys J, Cohnstaedt L, Hosseini S, Scoglio C, Gorris M, Barnard M, Moser S, Spencer J, McCarter M, Lee C, Nolan M, Barker C, Staples J, Nett R, Johansson M. Evaluation of the 2022 West Nile virus forecasting challenge, USA. Parasites & Vectors. 2025 April; 18(1):-. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-06767-2.
Dariotis JK, Eldreth DA, Sloane SM, Noor I, Smith RL. Distrust, trauma, doubt, and protective reactions to coronavirus disease 2019: cautionary tales and lessons to learn for future pandemics: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2025 Mar 21;19(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s13256-025-05162-w. PubMed PMID: 40119468; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11927209.
Pratt A, Prezioso T, Mateus-Pinilla N, Pepin KM, Smith R. Interactions Between Humans and White-Tailed Deer in Illinois: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Ecohealth. 2025 Mar;22(1):147-160. doi: 10.1007/s10393-024-01694-7. Epub 2025 Jan 17. PubMed PMID: 39821575; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12344729.
Prezioso T, Boakes A, Wrathall J, Reger W, Bhowmick S, Smith R. A network evaluation of human and animal movement data across multiple swine farm systems in North America. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2025 January; 234:106370-. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106370.
Bhowmick S, Irwin P, Lopez K, Fritz M, Smith R. A Weather-Driven Mathematical Model of \Textit{Culex} Population Abundance and the Impact of Vector Control Interventions. [Preprint]. 2024. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5050395.
Chakravarti, A., Li, B., Bartlett, D., Irwin, P., Smith, R.. Where to place a mosquito trap forWest Nile Virus surveillance?. Arxiv. 2024. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2406.06920.
Huang C, Smith RL. A modeling study on SARS-CoV-2 transmissions in primary and middle schools in Illinois. BMC Public Health. 2024 Nov 18;24(1):3197. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20623-5. PubMed PMID: 39558201; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11572532.
Huang C, Smith R. A modeling study on SARS-CoV-2 transmissions in primary and middle schools in Illinois. BMC Public Health. 2024 November; 24(1):-. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20623-5.
Jones M, Richard S, Malloy A, Colombo R, May J, Saunders D, Lindholm D, Ganesan A, Sablak C, Hickey P, Dobson C, Pollett S, Flanagan R. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Cardiac Findings in Young Persons Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2024 November; 44(4):342-345. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004617.
Prezioso T, Boakes A, Wrathall J, Reger WJ, Bhowmick S, Smith RL. A network evaluation of human and animal movement data across multiple swine farm systems in North America. Prev Vet Med. 2025 Jan;234:106370. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106370. Epub 2024 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 39541868.
She B, Smith RL, Pytlarz I, Sundaram S, Paré PE. A framework for counterfactual analysis, strategy evaluation, and control of epidemics using reproduction number estimates. PLoS Comput Biol. 2024 Nov;20(11):e1012569. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012569. eCollection 2024 Nov. PubMed PMID: 39565799; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11616887.
Bhowmick S, Fritz M, Smith R. Host-feeding preferences and temperature shape the dynamics of West Nile virus: A mathematical model to predict the impacts of vector-host interactions and vector management on <math altimg="si1.svg"> <msub> <mi>R</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msub> </math>. Acta Tropica. 2024 October; 258:107346-. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107346.
Bhowmick S, Irwin P, Lopez K, Fritz ML, Smith RL. A weather-driven mathematical model of Culex population abundance and the impact of vector control interventions. ArXiv. 2024 Sep 17;. PubMed PMID: 39398219; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11468159.
Maino Vieytes C, Campos M, McLafferty S, Beydoun M, Gany F, Arthur A, Smith R. U.S. County-level Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Mortality: A Bayesian Spatial Analysis with R-INLA. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2024 August; :-. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwae335.
Hussain A, Hussain S, Yu A, Varga C, De Leo G, Smith R. Geographical epidemiology of Hyalomma anatolicum and Rhipicephalus microplus in Pakistan: A systematic review. PLOS ONE. 2024-8-; 19(8):e0309442-. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309442.
Bhowmick S, Fritz ML, Smith RL. Host-feeding preferences and temperature shape the dynamics of West Nile virus: A mathematical model to predict the impacts of vector-host interactions and vector management on R(0). Acta Trop. 2024 Oct;258:107346. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107346. Epub 2024 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 39111645.
Cheung WC, Ostrosky MM, O'Grady C, Chudzik M, Ackerman A, Perez N, Delinski N, Smith RL. Exploring School Staff's Perceptions About Implementing Saliva-Based Testing. Public Health Chall. 2024 Sep;3(3):e225. doi: 10.1002/puh2.225. eCollection 2024 Sep. PubMed PMID: 40496529; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12039620.
Tonks A, Harris T, Li B, Brown W, Smith R. Forecasting West Nile Virus With Graph Neural Networks: Harnessing Spatial Dependence in Irregularly Sampled Geospatial Data. Geohealth. 2024 Jul;8(7):e2023GH000784. doi: 10.1029/2023GH000784. eCollection 2024 Jul. PubMed PMID: 38962698; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11220409.
Babadi RS, Williams PL, Preston EV, Li Z, Smith RL, Strakovsky RS, Mahalingaiah S, Hauser R, Flaws JA, James-Todd T. Phthalates and sex steroid hormones across the perimenopausal period: A longitudinal analysis of the Midlife Women's Health Study. Environ Int. 2024 Jun;188:108770. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108770. Epub 2024 May 23. PubMed PMID: 38821016; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11783218.
Iacaruso N, Kopsco H, Gronemeyer P, Merkelz S, Smith R, Davis M. Design and partial validation of novel <scp>eDNA qPCR</scp> assays for three common North American tick (Arachnida: Ixodida) species. Environmental DNA. 2024 April; 6(2):-. doi: 10.1002/edn3.537.
Social Education Research. 2024 March; :-.
Chakraborty S, Kopsco H, Evans C, Mateus-Pinilla N, Smith R. Assessing knowledge gaps and empowering Extension workers in Illinois with information on ticks and tickborne diseases through KAP surveys. Heliyon. 2024 February; 10(3):e25789-. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25789.
Hussain S, Hussain A, Aziz M, Song B, Zeb J, Moutailler S, Foucault-Simonin A, Smith R, Cabezas-Cruz A, George D, Sparagano O. Exploring the Coinfection and Genetic Diversity of Multiple Tick&#x2010;Borne Pathogens in Livestock Population of Punjab, Pakistan. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2024 January; 2024(1):-. doi: 10.1155/2024/9958535.
Farjo M, Koelle K, Martin M, Gibson L, Walden K, Rendon G, Fields C, Alnaji F, Gallagher N, Luo C, Mostafa H, Manabe Y, Pekosz A, Smith R, McManus D, Brooke C. Within-host evolutionary dynamics and tissue compartmentalization during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Journal of Virology. 2024 January; 98(1):-. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01618-23.
Wan G, Allen J, Ge W, Rawlani S, Uelmen J, Mainzer L, Smith R. Two-step light gradient boosted model to identify human west nile virus infection risk factor in Chicago. PLOS ONE. 2024-1-; 19(1):e0296283-. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296283.
Tegegn B, Gumi B, Ameni G, Smith R, Mamo G. Bayesian Modeling of Bovine Tuberculosis Prevalence Estimates of Intensive Dairy Farm. [Preprint]. 2023. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4415889.
Tegegn B, Gumi B, Ameni G, Smith R, Mamo G. Bayesian Modeling of Bovine Tuberculosis Prevalence Estimates of Intensive Dairy Farm. [Preprint]. 2023. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4529278.
Bhowmick S, Fritz M, Smith R. A Novel Temperature-Dependent Mathematical Model of West Nile Virus Transmission Dynamics to Predict the Impacts of Vector-Host Interactions and Vector Management on R0. [Preprint]. 2023. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4642272.
Krist, C., Hall, K., Moodie, E., Hug, B., Smith, R., Dariotis, J.K., Whitaker, R., Nguyen, T.H., Vill, B., Krist, D., Suarez, E., Ko, M.. Understanding the Assemblage of Community Desire: Progress, Challenges, and Tensions in Establishing a Community-Based Health Justice Science Education Curriculum Collaborative. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences Icls. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences Icls; 2023; c2023.
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