He works with vectors and vector-borne pathogens and tries to span his research across both basic and applied biology. He received his undergrad at Notre Dame in medical entomology, anthropology and ecology, and received his graduate at Tulane in molecular and cellular biology, immunology and tropical medicine research. His current interests lie in defining concepts that govern blood meal acquisition and digestion by vectors, and parasite and arbovirus transmission from vertebrates to vectors and vice versa, with the goal of using this knowledge, combined with the epidemiological concepts that define vector-borne diseases, to practically control their transmission.