Veronica Escamilla
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PhD Candidate |
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Research
My research focuses on human-environment interactions and their impact on disease outcomes and health disparities. For my current research, I am measuring the relationship between local level and environmental drivers of diarrheal disease in Matlab, Bangladesh. Master’s work focused on gender differences concerning HIV preventive behavior in rural Malawi.
Education
M.A. Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
B.S. Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
Funding
NICHD Predoctoral Trainee, 2010-2011
NSF IGERT Predoctoral Trainee, 2007-2010
Publications
Carrel, M., Escamilla, V., Messina, J., Giebultowicz, S., Winston, J., Yunus, M., Streatfield, P.K., & Emch, M. (2011) Diarrheal disease risk in rural Bangladesh decreases as tubewell density increases: a zero-inflated and geographically weighted analysis. International Journal of Health Geographics (accepted). view PDF
Escamilla, V., Wagner, B., Yunus, M., Streatfield, P.K., van Geen, L., Emch, M. (in press). Effect of deep tube well use on childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. view PDF
Knappett, P.S.K., Escamilla, V., Layton, A., McKay, L.D., Emch, M., Williams, D.E., Huq, M.R., Alam, M.J., Farhana, L., Mailloux, B.J., Ferguson, A., Sayler, G.S., Ahmed, K.M., van Geen, A. (in press). Impact of Population and Latrines on Fecal Contamination of Ponds in Rural Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment.
Van Geen, A., Ahmed, K., Akita, Y., Alam, Md., Culligan, P., Feighery, J., Ferguson, A., Emch, M., Escamilla, V., Knappett, P., Layton, A., Mailloux, B., Mckay, L., Mey, J., Serre, M., Streatfield, P., & Yunus, M. (2011). Fecal Contamination of Shallow Tubewells in Bangladesh Inversely Related to Arsenic. Environmental Science & Technology. dx.doi.org/10.1021. link to article
Emch, M. and Escamilla, V. (2010). Cholera. In (Ed.) Warf, B. Encyclopedia of Geography. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Emch, M., Yunus, M., Escamilla, V., Feldacker, C., and Ali, M. (2010). “Local population and regional environmental drivers of cholera in Bangladesh.” Environmental Health 9:2. link to article
Escamilla, V., & Kalipeni, E. (2009). Factors Affecting the Male-Female Differences in Condom Perception and Use in Rural Malawi. In E. Kalipeni, K. Flynn, & C. Pope (Eds.), Strong Women, Dangerous Times: Gender and HIV/AIDS in Africa. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Wang, F., McLafferty, S., Escamilla, V., & Luo, L. 2008. “Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Health Care Access in Illinois.” Professional Geographer, Vol. 60(1): 54-69. link to article
Publications in Review
Escamilla, V., Wagner, B., Yunus, M., Streatfield, P.K., van Geen, L., Emch, M. (submitted). Are deep tubewells safe alternatives to shallow tubewells in rural Bangladesh: Effects of well-switching on childhood diarrheal disease. Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Knappett, P.S.K., Escamilla, V., Layton, A., McKay, L.D., Emch, M., Williams, D.E., Huq, M.R., Alam, M.J., Farhana, L., Mailloux, B.J., Ferguson, A., Sayler, G.S., Ahmed, K.M., van Geen, A. (submitted). Impact of Population and Latrines on Fecal Contamination of Ponds in Rural Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment.
Wu, J.; Yunus, M.; Streatfield, P.K., van Geen, A.; Escamilla, V.; Akita, J.; Serre, M.; Emch, M. (submitted) Impact of tubewell access and depth on childhood diarrhea in Matlab, Bangladesh. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
