Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

Dr. Mary Hayden's Research

Dr. Mary Hayden's Research

Dr. Mary Hayden's Research

Research Interests
Dr. Hayden’s research interests include the following:

Intersection of weather, climate and health with an emphasis on vector-borne diseases
Human behavioral component of climate-sensitive health and disease issues

Contact

mhayden@uccs.edu

Active Studies

The Geography of Responses to Heat Risk in the U.S.

Purpose: Assess how populations across every county and large municipality in the U.S. perceive heat risks and engage in response behavior.

Measuring Lyme Disease Risk Along Urbanization Gradients

Purpose: This project investigates the expansion of Lyme disease (LD) into urban areas in New York City and Boston.

Mosquito-borne Disease Systems

Purpose: A study focusing on Ibagué, Colombia, where social science research will investigate how individuals respond to Aedes-borne disease interventions and characterize differences among individuals in their responses.