Our research group develops tools that can promote effective, evidence-based responses to infectious disease threats. We focus on emerging infectious diseases (H5), infectious diseases on the edge of elimination (schistosomiasis), and high-burden endemic respiratory and diarrheal diseases. Our research includes work to understand how climate change is altering infectious disease patterns, and the development of analytics that can pinpoint areas facing the greatest risks so that we can help focus public health resources in areas of need. We use multidisciplinary approaches including field-based surveillance, next-generation genomic sequencing, and biostatistical analysis methods to identify vulnerable populations and improve disease surveillance. Current research focuses on estimating the burden of Long COVID in Colorado, evaluating the use of wastewater to improve respiratory disease tracking, expanding the use of genomic data to understanding barriers to elimination in residual hotspots of schistosomiasis, and improving climate-informed risk modeling for West Nile virus.
The Carlton Research Group is committed to creating an engaging, collaborative work environment that welcomes all people into scientific research and public health practice. We are a multidisciplinary group with expertise that includes computer science, geospatial analysis, epidemiology, ecology, and environmental health sciences. Our team includes graduate students, faculty, and staff with a rich array of prior expertise, from working in public health departments to high school teaching. This breadth of experience and expertise is deeply valued.
