Dave Civitello

Dave Civitello is Associate Professor of Biology at Emory University, studying environmental drivers of disease outbreaks in aquatic systems. His research integrates field surveys, controlled experiments, and mathematical modeling to predict transmission dynamics in heterogeneous environments.

Key interests include host community composition effects on parasite spread, abiotic factor impacts on pathogen reproduction, and intervention strategies for biodiversity-conservation and human-health relevant diseases. Current projects focus on schistosomiasis transmission in Africa and amphibian fungal pathogens.

The lab develops theoretical frameworks linking physiological mechanisms to population-level infection patterns, aiming to improve outbreak prediction and sustainable control measures.