Catherine Miller, PhD
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- Assistant Professor of Biology
Education
- PhD, Microbiology, University of Iowa
- MS, Microbiology, University of Iowa
- BS, Biology, Western Illinois University
Research Interests
One area of Dr. Miller-Hunt’s research focuses on the mosquito and tick vectors that transmit bacterial and viral pathogens to humans. Of particular interest are the distribution and disease carriage status of ticks in rural vs. urban areas in southern Maine. Additionally, Dr. Miller-Hunt studies how mosquito-borne viruses, including Dengue and Yellow Fever Virus, use human immune cells for infection.
Dr. Catherine Miller joined the USM Biology faculty in 2019. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Biology at Western Illinois University, and she held postdoctoral research positions in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa. Dr. Miller is a microbiologist who focuses on viruses.
Dr. Miller teaches courses in immunology (BIO 431, 432) as well as microbiology (BIO 281, 282, 311).
Selected Publications
Hunt, JR, Rehbein, MM, Viadero, RC, Miller, CL. 2023. Distribution of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in west-central Illinois, 2014-18: Record updates for Aedes japonicus and Ae. albopictus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 39, 1-11.
Gilliam, B, Gronemeyer, P, Chakraborty, S, Winata, F, Lyons, LA, Miller-Hunt, C, Tuten, HC, Debosik, S, Freeman, D, O'Hara-Ruiz, M, Mateus-Pinilla, M. 2020. Impact of unexplored data sources on the historical distribution of three vector tick species in Illinois. Journal of Medical Entomology 57, 872-883.
Ekanayake, DB, Ekanayake, AJ, Hunt, J, Miller-Hunt, CL. 2018. Modeling reproduction of whitetail deer and its applications. Journal of Theoretical Biology 459:90-102.
Education
- PhD, Microbiology, University of Iowa
- MS, Microbiology, University of Iowa
- BS, Biology, Western Illinois University
Research Interests
One area of Dr. Miller-Hunt’s research focuses on the mosquito and tick vectors that transmit bacterial and viral pathogens to humans. Of particular interest are the distribution and disease carriage status of ticks in rural vs. urban areas in southern Maine. Additionally, Dr. Miller-Hunt studies how mosquito-borne viruses, including Dengue and Yellow Fever Virus, use human immune cells for infection.