3 papers
q-bio.PE2022
Host movement, transmission hot spots, and vector-borne disease dynamics on spatial networks
Omar Saucedo, Joseph H. Tien
We examine how spatial heterogeneity combines with mobility network structure to influence vector-borne disease dynamics. Specifically, we consider a Ross-Macdonald-type disease mo…
cs.SI2019
Online reactions to the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville: Measuring polarization in Twitter networks using media followership
Joseph H. Tien, Marisa C. Eisenberg, Sarah T. Cherng +1
We study the Twitter conversation following the August 2017 `Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, using tools from network analysis and data science. We use media f…
q-bio.PE2016
Model distinguishability and inference robustness in mechanisms of cholera transmission and loss of immunity
Elizabeth C. Lee, Michael R. Kelly, Brad M. Ochocki +4
Mathematical models of cholera and waterborne disease vary widely in their structures, in terms of transmission pathways, loss of immunity, and other features. These differences ma…