Rate Professor Laura Harrington

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1998; M.S. in Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 1993.

Research Interests: Medical entomology, mosquito biology, vector-borne diseases, and global health, focusing on Aedes aegypti and malaria vectors.

Appointments: Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University; Director, Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases.

Awards: Fellow, Entomological Society of America (2019); Cornell CALS Outstanding Faculty Award (2017).

Publications:

• Over 100 peer-reviewed articles in journals like PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
• Co-author, Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods (Springer, 2008).

Additional Contributions: Leads public health initiatives for vector control; collaborates with WHO on mosquito-borne disease prevention.