Select media contributions.
“COVID-19 outbreaks in elementary schools hit record high. Why ‘we need to pull out all the stops’ to protect in-person learning”. Toronto Star. December 8, 2021.
“'I am disappointed': Guelph COVID-19 rapid testing project for schools kiboshed”. Guelph Mercury Tribune. October 1, 2021.
“Ontario tells agencies COVID-19 rapid tests are only for workplaces, not schools, angering parents”. Globe and Mail. September 29, 2021.
“How can we make schools safer next fall? It will take more than vaccines”. Chatelaine magazine. June 21, 2021.
“Will schools return to ‘normal’ in September? Health experts say it depends on various factors”. Globe and Mail. June 19, 2021. ‘
“We are all a bit stressed”. Ontarians who took Astra-Zeneca frustrated at 12-week rule for second doses. Toronto Magazine. June 11, 2021.
“Fact check – COVID-19 vaccines don’t produce dangerous toxins”. USA Today. June 8, 2021.
“COVID scientists fight to avoid burnout”. Your Story.com. June 8, 2021.
“Many Canadian employees unable to self-isolate when necessary”. CTV news. March 25, 2021.
“Is COVID-19 spreading in schools?”. CBC Kids news. February 17, 2021.
“How will Ontario schools keep kids safe during the third wave?”. Macleans magazine. February 17, 2021.
“Virtual schooling for elementary students in Southern Ontario extended for another 2 weeks” Ottawa Citizen. January 7, 2021.
“‘Reckless and dangerous’: UofG expert critical of plan to return children to school Monday”. Guelph Today. January 7, 2021.
“With COVID-19 at record levels, re-opening schools is unwise says health experts. Toronto Magazine. January 5, 2021.
“You can’t see them”. Toronto Star. Dec 1, 2020
“Ford refutes claims he ignored medical advice with COVID-19 framework: ‘That’s totally inaccurate’. Kitchener Today. Nov 13, 2020
“As COVID-19 soars in many communities, schools attempt to find ways through the crisis” Science Magazine. Nov 18, 2020
“Teacher’ unions, experts pan Ontario’s back-to-school plans” National Observer. October 8, 2020
“Testing, tracing, and distancing key to prevent COVID-10 resurgence, new models show” CTV news. August 10, 2020
“You want kindergartners to social distance? Are you kidding me?” Toronto Star August 22, 2020
“Almost two months into the school year, here’s what we know – and don’t- about school safety in the pandemic” Toronto Star 28 October 2020.
“We can’t eliminate COVID risk in schools. But can we solve the runny nose riddle for screening symptomatic students?” Toronto Star 12 October 2020
“What Ontario schools can learn from elsewhere about making schools safer from COVID-19”. CBC News. July 17, 2020.
“As Ontario heads into Stage 3, pressure grows for full-time school plan amid COVID-19”. CBC News. July 15, 2020.
“Medical experts open letter to government: balance needed in COVID restrictions”. Radio Canada International. July 9, 2020.
“Health experts press Ottawa for a more ‘balanced approach’ to tackling COVID-19 pandemic”. The Globe and Mail. July 7, 2020.
“Here we go: Reopening is upon us. But just remember there’s still a pandemic”. Toronto Star. June 22, 2020.
“How ‘superspreading’ helps drive the coronavirus pandemic”. Global News. June 14, 2020.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is remapping childhood- and the effects may linger”. Maclean’s. June 11, 2020.
“COVID reopening: hoping it goes right- watching carefully how it might go wrong”. CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks. May 29, 2020.
“Infection rate continues to slide despite broader COVID-19 testing. CBC News. May 19, 2020.
“Bryan Adams is the latest vegan to falsely blame the pandemic on meat”. Vice. May 12, 2020.
“Everything you need to know about herd immunity. Hint: we’re a long way off”. Maclean’s. May 8, 2020.
“Periodic physical distancing for COVID-19 control: new modelling study”. Science Daily. April 8, 2020.
“2 new deaths, 29 new COVID-19 cases identified in Ottawa” Global News. April 9, 2020.
“What the COVID-19 ‘new normal’ could look like” Toronto Star. April 12, 2020.
“Coronavirus: Supply squeeze creates dilemma for doctors on who to test”. NOW magazine. March 23, 2020.
“Stopping COVID-19 could require eight months of ‘aggressive social distancing,’ outbreak modelling shows. National Post. March 21, 2020.
“Nail and Hair salons are beginning to close. How will this affect workers?” Teen Vogue. March 20, 2020.
“Coronavirus testing ramps up as Ontario searches for missed cases”. Toronto Star. March 5, 2020.
“COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness” CBC Kitchener Waterloo. March 5, 2020.
“COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness” Guelph Politico podcast. March 5, 2020.
“COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness” CTV’s Your Morning. March 3, 2020.
“Preparing for COVID-19” The Ryan Jespersen Show on 930 CHED (Edmonton). March 2, 2020.
“Canada could move to more active surveillance of COVID-19. Here’s what that means”. Global News. February 28, 2020.
“COVID-19 How to prepare at home for potential quarantine” CTV News. February 28, 2020.
“Are we prepared for a pandemic?” The Bill Kelly Morning show on 900CHML. February 27, 2020.
“Coronavirus testing ramps up as Ontario searches for missing cases”. Toronto Star. March 5, 2020.
“Containment is futile: Is the COVID-19 coronavirus the pathogen of the century everyone is waiting for?” National Post. March 7, 2020.
“Canada could move to more active surveillance of COVID-19. Here’s what that means”. Global News. February 28, 2020.
“Social distancing could go a long way toward slowing down COVID-19, researchers say”. March 11. Toronto Star.
“The landscape of One Health”. Summer/Fall 2019. The Crest.
“The Super Awesome Science Show podcast”. August 6, 2019.
“Tools to help predict disease spread”. April 19, 2019. Harness Link Magazine.
“Guelph research looks at tools to help predict disease spread in horse populations”. March 2019. Equine Guelph News.
“Warming climate implies more flies – and disease”. February 20, 2019. Scientific American Podcast.
“Climate change could increase foodborne illness by energizing flies”. February 14, 2019. Science News.
“Study suggests global warming could cause more cases of food poisoning”. February 13, 2019. Medical Xpress.
“Food poisoning cases could surge as climate change brings swarms of flies, scientists warn”. February 13, 2019. The Independent.
“University of Guelph studies barn interactions and disease patterns”. May 15, 2017. American Farriers Magazine.
“University researchers studying horse contact patterns”. April 28, 2017. The Wellington Advertiser.
“Connectedness of horse world revealed in study of Canadian dressage show” June 27 2017. Horse Talk Magazine NZ.
“RFID unbridles pathogen transmission research”. April 2017. RFID Journal.
“Study tracks real-time contact between horses and humans”. March 2017. Horse Talk Magazine NZ.
“Using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to help track horses’ movement and interactions”. March 2017. Equine Guelph, Equine News.
“Researcher wants to learn more about horse flu on PEI”. CBC news. October 2016.
“How to prevent the spread of equine disease”. Straight from the Horse’s Mouth Radio Show. March 2016.
How a Toronto company used big data to predict the spread of Zika. Toronto Star. 22 February 2016.
“Infectious diseases in a horse show environment”. Equine Guelph Research Radio. June 2015.
“Fighting epidemics by connecting the dots”. The Horse Sport. May 2015.
“ e is for Ebola”. The American Mathematical Society (AMS) blog. October 2014.
“This math model is predicting the Ebola outbreak with incredible accuracy”. October 2014.