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===== Ells is a PhD Candidate at the [http://cidd.psu.edu Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics] at Penn State [http://salathegroup.com (Salathé Group)]. In August, he'll begin work as an [http://orise.orau.gov/cdc/ ORISE Fellow]  at the [http://cdc.gov CDC] in Atlanta, GA. =====
'''I'm a PhD Candidate in the [http://cidd.psu.edu Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics] at Penn State [http://salathegroup.com (Salathé Group)]. In August, I start work as an [http://orise.orau.gov/cdc/ ORISE Fellow]  at the [http://cdc.gov CDC] in Atlanta, GA. [mailto:ells.cubed@gmail.com Contact]. I'm staying in Calliope 10A.'''
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'''Past & Present Research'''
=====Research=====
* Digital epidemiology [http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1002616]
* Digital epidemiology [http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1002616]
* Evolution of antibiotic resistance and optimal antibiotic-use strategies [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086971]
* Evolution of antibiotic resistance and optimal antibiotic-use strategies [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086971]
* Public health impacts of health behaviors that spread from person-to-person (social contagion) [http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130528/srep01905/full/srep01905.html]
* Public health impacts of health behaviors that spread from person-to-person (social contagion) [http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130528/srep01905/full/srep01905.html]
** Optimal vaccination strategies when susceptibility is clustered on a network
** Optimal vaccination strategies when susceptibility is clustered on a network
** Infectious disease management by improved ventilation when vaccination is not feasible
* Infectious disease management by improved ventilation when increased vaccination coverage is not feasible


'''Academic Interests & Experience'''
=====Academic Interests=====
*Open Source & Open-Access ''without exception'' [http://github.com/ells (GitHub)]
*Open Source & Open-Access ''without exception'' [http://github.com/ells (GitHub)]
*Leveraging interactive media for scientific outreach and citizen science
*Leveraging interactive media for scientific outreach and citizen science
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**TA for Coursera MOOC on [http://coursera.org/course/epidemics Epidemics]
**TA for Coursera MOOC on [http://coursera.org/course/epidemics Epidemics]


'''Hobbies'''
=====Education=====
* Video games (more than I'd like to admit)
** steam: [http://steamcommunity.com/id/ellscubed/ ellscubed]
* Hiking/Camping (when whether permits)
* Poker (Texas Hold'em)
* Billiards (8-ball & 9-ball)
* Trees & Pineapples and such
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'''Education:'''
* BS in Human Biology from UC San Diego in 2009
* BS in Human Biology from UC San Diego in 2009
* MS in Biology from UC San Diego in 2011
* MS in Biology from UC San Diego in 2011
* PhD ongoing at Penn State / CDC (expected 2016)
* PhD ongoing at Penn State / CDC (expected 2016)


'''Technical Expertise:'''
=====CSSS=====
''My interests are extremely broad so I'm open to anything but partial to infectious disease dynamics. Like all of you I am here to explore, network, cultivate new skills, and step outside my comfort zone. I've listed topics & skills that might be relevant to CSSS projects.''
 
* Infectious disease dynamics
* Evolutionary theory w/ specific experience in antibiotic resistance tradeoffs
* Social contagion processes (simple, complex & dynamic adoption)
* Network construction, manipulation and analysis
* Agent-based simulations in Java & Python
* Agent-based simulations in Java & Python
* Mass Action PopGen models in MatLab
* Mass Action PopGen models in MatLab
* Data Visualization in D3.js, Gephi & ggplot2
* Data Visualization in D3.js, Gephi & ggplot2
* Data Analysis via Python, R, and PostgreSQL
* Data Analysis via Python & R w/ exposure to PostgreSQL
* Web Development in Ruby on Rails, Javascript & CSS
* Web Development in Ruby on Rails, Javascript & CSS
=====Hobbies=====
* Video games (more than I'd like to admit)
** steam: [http://steamcommunity.com/id/ellscubed/ ellscubed]
* GeoPolitics
* Hiking/Camping (when whether permits)
* Poker (Texas Hold'em)
* Billiards (8-ball & 9-ball)
* Trees & Pineapples and such

Latest revision as of 03:52, 10 June 2014

Complex Systems Summer School 2014

I'm a PhD Candidate in the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State (Salathé Group). In August, I start work as an ORISE Fellow at the CDC in Atlanta, GA. Contact. I'm staying in Calliope 10A.


Research
  • Digital epidemiology [1]
  • Evolution of antibiotic resistance and optimal antibiotic-use strategies [2]
  • Public health impacts of health behaviors that spread from person-to-person (social contagion) [3]
    • Optimal vaccination strategies when susceptibility is clustered on a network
  • Infectious disease management by improved ventilation when increased vaccination coverage is not feasible
Academic Interests
  • Open Source & Open-Access without exception (GitHub)
  • Leveraging interactive media for scientific outreach and citizen science
    • Developed a browser-based game about epidemic prevention called Vax
    • TA for Coursera MOOC on Epidemics
Education
  • BS in Human Biology from UC San Diego in 2009
  • MS in Biology from UC San Diego in 2011
  • PhD ongoing at Penn State / CDC (expected 2016)
CSSS

My interests are extremely broad so I'm open to anything but partial to infectious disease dynamics. Like all of you I am here to explore, network, cultivate new skills, and step outside my comfort zone. I've listed topics & skills that might be relevant to CSSS projects.

  • Infectious disease dynamics
  • Evolutionary theory w/ specific experience in antibiotic resistance tradeoffs
  • Social contagion processes (simple, complex & dynamic adoption)
  • Network construction, manipulation and analysis
  • Agent-based simulations in Java & Python
  • Mass Action PopGen models in MatLab
  • Data Visualization in D3.js, Gephi & ggplot2
  • Data Analysis via Python & R w/ exposure to PostgreSQL
  • Web Development in Ruby on Rails, Javascript & CSS
Hobbies
  • Video games (more than I'd like to admit)
  • GeoPolitics
  • Hiking/Camping (when whether permits)
  • Poker (Texas Hold'em)
  • Billiards (8-ball & 9-ball)
  • Trees & Pineapples and such