Avian V White

Avian V White serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education and Promotion within East Carolina University's College of Health and Human Performance, actively contributing to vector control research and public health initiatives through memberships in the American Public Health Association (2024-2025) and North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association where they held board leadership (2023-2024).

Educational background includes:

• DrPH in Public Health, East Carolina University
• M.S. in Environmental Health, East Carolina University

Research integrates environmental science and public health with emphases on vector-borne disease prevention through permethrin-treated clothing evaluation, innovative mosquito control technology development, and wastewater-based epidemiology for infectious disease surveillance. Their work bridges laboratory testing, environmental monitoring, and community health applications with particular focus on occupational safety for vector control personnel and maternal health support systems.

Publication trends (2021-2024) reveal three thematic clusters: environmental hydrology studies examining pollutant attenuation in coastal watersheds; vector control engineering focusing on insecticide efficacy testing methods; and applied epidemiology utilizing wastewater surveillance for campus outbreak prediction. These reflect interdisciplinary approaches connecting laboratory science, field implementation, and public health policy.

Key recognition includes:

• Honored Instructor award from Campus Living (2022)

Research leadership encompasses Principal Investigator roles for occupational hazard surveys funded by University of Kentucky (2023-2025) and Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center (2022-2024), alongside investigator responsibilities for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's maternal health initiative "Birth and Bloom" (2025). These projects demonstrate strong federal and state funding partnerships addressing regional public health challenges.

Through NCMVCA leadership and collaborative research networks, Dr. White drives integrated vector management strategies while expanding community-based maternal health support programs across Eastern North Carolina, maintaining active laboratory and field operations for environmental health monitoring.