Megan Kowalcyk
Contact Information:
Training Program:
Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 Training Program in Vaccinology Recipient – Pending Funding Renewal
Mentor(s):
Andrea Buchwald, PhD
Summary of the Research Project:
I study the impact of climate change on infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, I am exploring how global climate change impacts malaria risk in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia in the near to long term future to identify areas at high risk. Additionally, I am exploring how interventions and socio-demographic factors modify these impacts to prioritize meaningful interventions in vulnerable areas. Ultimately, this work should help local ministries of health allocate resources for malaria interventions in the regions most impacted by climate change driven malaria risk in the near to long term future.
Education:
- PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health
- MPH in Environmental Health Sciences from The Ohio State University College of Public Health
- BSc in Environmental Management and Policy from University of North Carolina at Asheville
Achievements and Honors:
- 2025: T32 Training Program in Vaccinology Recipient, University of Maryland Baltimore
- 2022: Triemer Family Dissertation Research Funding, University of Illinois Chicago
- 2021: Douglas Passaro Global Horizons Scholar, University of Illinois Chicago Global Health Program
- 2019: Global One Health Travel Scholarship, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University
- 2018: BS Awarded with Honors, University of North Carolina at Asheville
- 2017: Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Asheville
- 2016: Alumni Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Asheville
About me:
When I am not working you can find me knitting, enjoying the outdoors with my dog, exploring the many breweries in Baltimore, or playing euchre.