Jennifer Rydzewski from Miami University's Project Dragonfly publishes original work

2017 Jun 19

Dolton, Ill., resident Jennifer Rydzewski from Miami University's Project Dragonfly has published an original article titled "lxodes scapularis and Borrelia burgdorferi among diverse habitats within a natural area in east-central Illinois" in Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, a peer-reviewed journal providing basic and applied research on diseases transmitted to humans by invertebrate vectors or non-human vertebrates.

In the article Rydzewski evaluated habitat diversity and temporal changes of tick vector occurrence and Lyme disease infection in Illinois.

Rydzewski, a naturalist at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, is a graduate of Miami University through Project Dragonfly's Global Field Program (GFP). As a student in the GFP, Rydzewski traveled to Baja, Borneo and Kenya, while also conducting projects that have made a difference in the Dolton area.

The GFP master's degree and Earth Expeditions courses are designed for educators and other professionals from all disciplines and settings interested in making a difference in human and ecological communities. Applicants can be from anywhere in the United States or abroad.

More information about Dragonfly's master's programs is located at http://masters.df.miamioh.edu.

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