Stephens Lab
Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology
Oklahoma State University
Our research uses macroecological and phylogenetic approaches to address questions that lie at the interface of ecology and evolutionary biology. Our primary focus is on large-scale infectious disease dynamics and patterns of biodiversity. The tools we use are large datasets, machine learning, and other computational methods.
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Publications
Sundaram, M., A Filion, BE Akaribo, and PR Stephens. 2023. Footprint of war: integrating armed conflicts in disease ecology. Trends in Parasitology 39(4), doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2023.01.007. link
Stephens, P. R., N. Gottdenker, A. Schatz, J. P. Schmidt, J. Drake. 2021. Characteristics of the 100 largest modern zoonotic disease outbreaks. Philosophical Transactions B 376: 20200535. link
Stephens, P. R., S. Huang, and M. Farrell (editors). 2021. Infectious disease macroecology: parasite diversity and dynamics across the globe. Philosophical Transactions B 376, issue 1837 (Theme Issue). link