James Meek

James Meek is the Associate Director of the Yale Emerging Infections Program at the Yale School of Public Health, collaborating with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and CDC. His roles include overseeing population-based surveillance systems for tickborne, foodborne, respiratory, and other emerging infections, and implementing applied public health research to evaluate prevention strategies.

• Education: Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Connecticut (2000)

His research spans infectious disease epidemiology, focusing on zoonoses, vector control, and healthcare-associated infections, particularly through the Connecticut Emerging Infections Program. Publications highlight work on COVID-19 hospitalization trends, C. difficile recurrence risks, and tickborne disease prevention.

Recent articles emphasize surveillance methodology (Bayesian modeling), vaccine effectiveness (JYNNEOS, SARS-CoV-2), and environmental interventions (4-Poster tick control devices). Collaborations include researchers from CDC, Connecticut DPH, and Yale departments like Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases and Biostatistics.

Meek's work trains over 300 MPH and doctoral students through internships and thesis projects, while engaging in public health practice across respiratory viruses, antimicrobial resistance, and epidemiological modeling.