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Mathematically Modeling Disease Transmission Between Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities
Mathematically Modeling Disease Transmission Between Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities
Zachary Littell, Lewis University
Littell awarded Undergraduate Student Poster Session Outstanding Poster, MathFest 2025
January 2025 - Present
Funded by Doherty Center for Aviation and Health Research, Lewis University and SURE Program, Lewis University
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson
A Comparison of Mathematical Modeling Techniques Describing Disease Spread in Healthcare Settings
A Comparison of Mathematical Modeling Techniques Describing Disease Spread in Healthcare Settings
Erik Schutte, Lewis University
June 2025 - August 2025
Funded by SURE Program, Lewis University
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson
Stochastic Simulations of C. difficile Spread in Assisted Living Facilities
Stochastic Simulations of C. difficile Spread in Assisted Living Facilities
Alli Brophy, Winthrop University
Andres Castellanos, Sonoma State University
Bryce Iverson, Sonoma State University
Danielle Murphy, University of California, Berkeley
June 2024 - Present
Funded by Summer@ICERM, Brown University
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson and TAs Austin Kind and Matthew Senese
A Mathematical Model of Clostridioides difficile Transmission in Long-Term Care Facilities
A Mathematical Model of Clostridioides difficile Transmission in Long-Term Care Facilities
Harold Arriaga, Lewis University
Priscilla Doran, Bryan College
Natsuka Hayashida, Brown University
Kristen Joyner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lizbeth Leon, Domician University
Grace Moberg, Colby College
Resulting Publication: Doran and Hayashida and Joyner and Moberg, Kind, Senese, Stephenson, and Sulyok. "A Mathematical Model of Clostridioides difficile Transmission in Long-Term Care Facilities," Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 22 (2025).
Leon and Arriaga awarded Janet L. Anderson Award for Undergraduate Research in Mathematical or Computational Biology, BIO SIGMAA, MathFest 2023
Leon awarded Undergraduate Student Poster Session Outstanding Poster, MathFest 2023
June 2024 - Present
Funded by Summer@ICERM, Brown University and PUMA-STEM Research Program
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson and TAs Austin Kind and Matthew Senese
Mathematically Modeling Recurrent C. difficile Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities
Mathematically Modeling Recurrent C. difficile Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities
Zachary Campbell, Lewis University
Campbell named Dr. Stephany Schlacter Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship Award Finalist, Lewis University, 2025
Campbell awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, Illinois Section of the MAA, 2025
Campbell awarded Janet L. Anderson Award for Undergraduate Research in Mathematical or Computational Biology, BIO SIGMAA, MathFest 2024
Campbell awarded Undergraduate Student Poster Session Outstanding Poster, MathFest 2024
June 2024 - May 2025
Funded by SURE Program, Lewis University
Development of Agent-Based Models for Evaluation of Precision Nutrition Interventions Through a Socioeconomic Lens
Development of Agent-Based Models for Evaluation of Precision Nutrition Interventions Through a Socioeconomic Lens
Zachary Campbell, Lewis University
Chuckie Gentile, Lewis University
Nuvia Hernandez, Lewis University
Brandon Kemp, Lewis University
Claire Levis, Lewis University
Emilio Vilchis, Lewis University
Mackenzie Welsh, Lewis University
Work (Graphical User Interface of our Agent-Based Model) displayed in President's 16th Annual Art Exhibition, Lewis University, 2024
January 2024 - May 2025
Funded by Doherty Center for Aviation and Health Research, Lewis University; SURE Program, Lewis University; and PUMA-STEM Research Program
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson
Mathematically Modeling the Contribution of Bacterial Density on the Spread of Disease in Healthcare Settings
Mathematically Modeling the Contribution of Bacterial Density on the Spread of Disease in Healthcare Settings
Kristen Ess, Lewis University
Justyna Sliwinska, Lewis University
Ess awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, Illinois Section of the MAA, 2025
Ess awarded Dr. Stephany Schlachter Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship Award, Lewis University, 2024
June 2022 - May 2025
Funded by SURE Program, Lewis University
Stochastic Simulations of Nosocomial Clostridioides difficile Infections and Transmission
Stochastic Simulations of Nosocomial Clostridioides difficile Infections and Transmission
Ethan Jakubowski, Lewis University
Austin Kind, Lewis University
Laila Mahrat, Lewis University
Matthew Senese, Lewis University
Jakubowski, Kind, and Senese named Dr. Stephany Schlacter Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship Award Finalist, Lewis University, 2024
Senese awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, Illinois Section of the MAA, 2024
Jakubowski, Kind, and Senese awarded Undergraduate Student Poster Session Honorable Mention, MathFest 2023
January 2023 - May 2024
Funded by Doherty Center for Aviation and Health Research, Lewis University
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson
Mathematically Modeling the Immune Response of Celiac Disease
Mathematically Modeling the Immune Response of Celiac Disease
Olivia Adamic, Lewis University
January 2023 - December 2024
Utilizing an Agent-Based Model to Explore the Transmission of Clostridioides difficile in Healthcare Settings and Evaluate Control Strategies
Utilizing an Agent-Based Model to Explore the Transmission of Clostridioides difficile in Healthcare Settings and Evaluate Control Strategies
Malen De la Fuente Arruabarrena, Lewis University
Maximus Lewis, Lewis University
Laila Mahrat, Lewis University
Lewis and Mahrat named Dr. Stephany Schlachter Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship Award Finalist, Lewis University, 2023
Lewis awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, Illinois Section of the MAA, 2023
Lewis and De la Fuente Arruabarrena awarded Janet L. Anderson Award for Undergraduate Research in Mathematical or Computational Biology, BIO SIGMAA, MathFest 2022
June 2022 - May 2023
Funded by Doherty Center for Aviation and Health Research, Lewis University
Co-advised with Brittany Stephenson
Mathematically Modeling the Interactions of Community- and Hospital-Acquired C. difficile Infections
Mathematically Modeling the Interactions of Community- and Hospital-Acquired C. difficile Infections
Edmonde Olongo, Dominican University
Sara Gongora, College of DuPage
June 2022 - August 2022
Funded by PUMA-STEM Research Program
Effects of Optimally-Performed Healthcare Measures on Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates
Effects of Optimally-Performed Healthcare Measures on Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates
David Kovalev, Lewis University
January 2022 - May 2022
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