Prior to joining ASU, Dr. Chowell was a director’s postdoctoral fellow with the Mathematical Modeling and Analysis Group (Theoretical Division) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He performs mathematical modeling of emergent and re-emergent infectious diseases (including SARS, influenza, Ebola, and foot-and-mouth disease) with an emphasis in quantifying the effects of public health interventions. His research interests include agent-based modeling, model validation, and social network analysis. Dr. Chowell received his Ph.D. in biometry from Cornell University and his engineering degree in telematics from the Universidad de Colima, Mexico.