Rate My Professor Lisa Sattenspiel

Sattenspiel has made significant contributions through her publications, including the book The Geographic Spread of Infectious Diseases: Models and Applications (Princeton University Press, 2009) and highly cited papers such as 'Modeling and analyzing HIV transmission: the effect of contact patterns' (Mathematical Biosciences, 1988; 577 citations), 'Mathematical models to characterize early epidemic growth: A review' (Physics of Life Reviews, 2016; 539 citations), 'A structured epidemic model incorporating geographic mobility among regions' (Mathematical Biosciences, 1995; 506 citations), 'Thinking clearly about social aspects of infectious disease transmission' (Nature, 2021), and recent works like 'Death on the permafrost: Revisiting the 1918-20 influenza pandemic in Alaska using death certificates' (American Journal of Epidemiology, 2024) and 'The impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the demography of Newfoundland and Labrador' (Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, 2024). Her scholarship has influenced epidemic modeling and public health insights from historical data. Awards include the Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Award (2021), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2013), Division of Student Affairs Excellence in Education Award (2001), Alumnae Anniversary Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Education of Women at Mizzou (1998), election to Sigma Xi (1989), and Kappa Mu Epsilon (1979). She received an NSF grant for COVID-19 and influenza research.