Rate My Professor Ryan Carney

Ryan Carney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Brown University in 2016, an M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Brown University in 2013, an M.P.H. in Epidemiology from Yale University in 2010, an M.B.A. in Technology from Yale University in 2010, a B.A. with honors in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003, and a B.A. in Art Practice from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003. Carney joined the University of South Florida in 2016 and conducts research in paleontology and epidemiology. In paleontology, he examines the functional morphology and evolution of avian flight in Archaeopteryx and extant dinosaurs using 3D imaging, modeling, animation, virtual reality, and augmented reality. In epidemiology, he focuses on surveillance and control of mosquito-borne diseases including malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, and Zika virus, employing artificial intelligence, citizen science from apps such as iNaturalist, Mosquito Alert, and Mosquito Habitat Mapper, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and the DYCAST early warning system. His projects involve NSF- and NIH-funded collaborations with NASA and the CDC.