在霍林斯的课堂上，我尽一切努力提供实践和探究性学习的机会。 From collaborating with an award-winning architect to design a sustainable community to spending days in the field learning to identify common native and invasive woody plants, it’s always an adventure! 在学生获得成功所需的基础知识的同时，我们也致力于培养批判性思维技能和应用知识的能力。 在实验室，我们专注于执行真实的研究项目和开发技术技能，将为学生选择的职业道路服务。

作为一名研究人员，我是一名野生动物疾病生态学家，我的专业领域是蜱传疾病生态学。 我特别喜欢研究人类影响疾病和野生动物动态的方式，我过去的大部分工作都是围绕着规定的火灾对蜱虫种群动态和疾病风险的影响。

Professor Gleim’s research on tick-borne diseases is well known and those familiar with her work know her as the “Tick Lady.”

她的故事

[10.2.23] 塞拉杂志 reports that “A small group of pioneering researchers are studying how controlled (prescribed) burns could be used to slow the spread of ticks and their pathogens.” One of those researchers is Associate Professor of Biology 伊丽莎白Gleim, and you can 阅读更多关于她的研究 that explore the long-term impact of fire on tick populations.

[8.23.22] Ciera Morris ’19, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies 伊丽莎白Gleim ’06, and Professor of Biology C. Morgan Wilson, along with colleagues from Old Dominion University and the University of Georgia, have written an article that has been published in the 医学昆虫学杂志, a peer-reviewed journal. Morris is the lead author for the piece, which is entitled “Tick Species Composition, Collection Rates, and Phenology Provide Insights into Tick-Borne Disease 生态 in Virginia.”