Mary Hayden

	Mary downloading temp/RH from data logger in Tucson, AZ.

Mary Hayden (ASP postdoctoral fellow in ISSE) has been working for the past 5 years as project director and co-principal investigator of a NOAA funded study investigating the roles of climate variability and human-environmental interactions on the potential for dengue fever to emerge along the US/Mexico border in Arizona and Sonora , MX. In collaboration with the University of Colorado at Denver , ISSE, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Office of Border Health, and the Oficina de la Salud Publica in Nogales, Sonora, she is researching the re-invasion of the tropical mosquito vector for dengue fever, Aedes aegypti, into a desert climate.

She has recently worked with the CDC's Border Infectious Disease Surveillance program investigating an outbreak of dengue fever in 2005 in Brownsville , Texas and Matamoros , Tamaulipas, Mexico documenting the first case of locally acquired dengue hemorrhagic fever in the United States.

Mary has been collaborating with the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance program, CDC, and US/Mexico Border Health Commission in developing West Nile Virus (WNV) prevention materials for use with more vulnerable populations such as migrant workers in CA and AZ. These materials, including a fotonovela and radio spots, are being widely disseminated in Sept/Oct 2006 in response to WNV outbreaks in both of these states.

	Aedes aegypti, the day-biting vector of dengue fever

For the past three years, Mary has been collaborating with University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on "The Warning Project", examining geographical and psychological components of weather warnings for short fuse events such as flash floods and tornadoes in Denver , CO and Austin, TX. In keeping with her interests in integrating physical and social science, she has presented seminars on qualitative methods at NCAR's Weather and Society Integrated Study (WAS*IS) workshops in Boulder, CO and Norman, OK.

She has also collaborated with NCAR on recent projects including the ASP Summer Climate and Health Colloquia in 2004 and 2006 as well as serving as a mentor for 2 students in the SOARS summer program in 2005.

Publications

Moreno R, Ruttenber J, Thomas D, Egbert M, and Hayden M. (2002). Check Up! GIS Supports Diverse Human Health Applications. Available: http://www.geoplace.com/gw/2002/0211%5Fgw/0211cvr.asp

Spiegel J, Bennett S, Hattersley L, Hayden MH , Kittayapong P, Nalim S, Wang D, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, and Gubler D. (2005). Barriers and bridges to prevention and control of dengue: the need for a social-ecological approach. EcoHealth 2 (4): 273-290

Zielinski-Gutierrez EC and Hayden MH. (2006) A model for defining West Nile virus risk perception based on ecology and proximity. EcoHealth 3(1) : 28-34

Moreno R, Hayden MH , Janes C, and Anderson G. (in press, 2006). A web-based multimedia spatial information system to document Aedes aegypti breeding sites and dengue fever risk along the US-Mexico border. Health and Place 12(4): 715-27

Barnes LR, Gruntfest E, Hayden MH and Schultz DM. (in submission Weather and Forecasting) False Alarms and Close Calls: A Conceptual Model of Warning Accuracy.

Recent Selected Presentations

Ramos M, Robles JL, Smith B, Burton R, Hayden M , Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Mohammed H, Biggerstaff B, Wenzel S, Ayala A, Brunkard J, Sosa I, Waterman S, Muñoz J, Beatty M. US/MX Border Health Association. Monterey , MX. May 2006. "Dengue at the US-Mexico Border- Brownsville and Matamoros, December 2005".

Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Hayden M, Fonseca M, Gleckler E and Waterman S. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Atlanta , GA. March 19-22, 2006. Peer-reviewed poster. " Increasing Insect Repellent Use Among Latinos: Production of Appropriate Educational Materials".

Hayden M, Gruntfest E, Benight C, Barnes L, Williams E, Jenkins C, Drobot S and Schultz, D. Association of American Geographers. Chicago , IL , March 7-11, 2006. "The Warning Project: Sources of Information for Flash Flood and Tornado Warnings".

Hayden MH, and Uejio CK. American Meteorological Society. Atlanta, GA, Jan 29- Feb 3, 2006. "The Re-invasion of Aedes aegypti in southern Arizona /northern Mexico".

Hayden M and Zielinski-Gutierrez E. American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Washington, DC. Dec. 11-15, 2005. Symposium chair: "The Role of Human Ecology in the Transmission of Vector-Borne Diseases".

Hayden M and Zielinski-Gutierrez E. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Boulder, CO. Nov. 7-11, 2005. Weather and Society Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) Workshop. "Qualitative Research Methods".

Hayden M, Gruntfest E, Benight, C, Barnes, L, Williams, E, Jenkins, C, and Thurman, M. International Society for the Study of Traumatic Stress. Toronto , Canada . Nov. 2-5, 2005. "False Alarms and Short-Fuse Disasters".

Hayden M, Barnes L, Benight C, Thurman M. and Gruntfest E. National Hydrologic Warning Council. Sacramento , CA. May 17-20, 2005. " The Warning Project: Using Geographic and Psychological Components to Understand Warning Response and Improve Warning Messages for Short-Fuse Weather Events".

Hayden M , Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Fonseca-Ford M, Navarro E, Nava L, and Waterman S. National West Nile Virus Conference. San Jose , CA. February 8-9, 2005. Peer-reviewed poster presentation. "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning West Nile Virus on the California/Baja California Border".

Hayden M and Trtanj J. American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Miami , FL. November 7-11, 2004 . Symposium Chair: "Infectious Disease Prediction, Prevention, and Preparedness".

Hayden M and Moreno R. American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Miami , FL. November 7-11, 2004 . Oral Presentation: "A Web-Based Model for Incorporating Environmental Factors in Aedes aegypti Surveillance in the Desert Southwest".

Hayden M . Climate and Health Summer Colloquium, National Center for Atmospheric Research. Boulder, CO. July 21-28, 2004 . "An Interdisciplinary Model for Dengue Fever Research".

Hayden M . Arizona Department of Health Services Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Disease Conference . Mesa , AZ. April 13-15, 2004 . "Dengue in the Desert? The Re-Invasion of Aedes aegypti in the Desert Southwest".

Moreno R and Hayden M . Association of American Geographers . Philadelphia , PA. March 14-19, 2004 . "Web-based Spatial Information System for Documenting Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites along the US/Mexico Border."

Zielinski-Gutierrez E and Hayden M . International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases . Atlanta , GA. February 29- March 3, 2004 . Peer-reviewed poster presentation. "The Evolution of WNV Prevention Messages in the US: the Move Westward".

Hayden M . American Public Health Association . San Francisco , CA. November 15-19, 2003 . International Health Division. "The Potential for the Re-Emergence of Dengue Fever along the U.S. Mexico Border in the southwestern United States.

Hayden M . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Border Infectious Disease Surveillance (BIDS) Project . Cuernavaca , MX. September 2003. "Dengue along the U.S. Mexico Border."

Funding Sources

This research is supported by the National Science Foundation through its support of ASP and ACD.