Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Nolan, Melissa S
Associate Professor
Dr. Nolan is a translational researcher, whose work integrates field epidemiology, laboratory science, and clinical investigations. Her current projects focus on pediatric and autochthonous Chagas disease in the Americas, developing a remote sensing model for prioritizing mosquito breeding habitats for insecticide application in resource-limited areas, defining the immunologic response to polyparasitism in pediatric populations, and clarifying the clinical impact of COVID-19 during pregnancy.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Arnold School of Public Health
- Department
- Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research
- Countries
- El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina
- Description
- Have conducted field epidemiological research focused on Chagas disease, malaria, gastrointestinal parasites and emerging infectious diseases in Latin American communities.
- Institution/Entity
- Pan American Health Organization, Universidad Nacional de San Martin-Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnolócias, Sistema Basico de Salud Integral de El Salvador, Universidad de El Salvador, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Fundación Carlos Slim, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Ingenio San Antonio Nicaragua
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Health Disparities, Health Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Spanish)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- infectious diseases, health disparities, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, patient-oriented clinical research
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Health Disparities, Health Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- patient-oriented clinical research, infectious diseases, health disparities
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Award | Breakthrough Star Award | University of South Carolina |
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