Geographies of Insects and Institutions:
Mosquito Governance in the U.S. Southwest

Project Background

We are a group of researchers from the University of Arizona seeking to understand differing ways institutions cope with environmental problems, specifically: mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases. The complex qualities of mosquito-borne problems, we suggest, may create a serious mismatch for institutions with diverse experiences and goals.

Why do we need you?

As a member or employee of an agency, organization, or firm charged with researching, monitoring, and/or managing mosquitoes (or their associated public health threats), we want to understand your experiences and views as part of a broad and diverse community of experts. By coordinating with agencies we intend to collaborate on 'best practices' in mosquito management. Specifically, we are interested in communicating across diverse priorities, including: mapping, analysis, knowledge dissemination, institutional learning, and intra- and interjurisdictional connectivity. We hope to foster improved mosquito management and public response to serious and ongoing health hazards.

About the survey

We are seeking a few minutes of your time to respond to this online survey. The format of the survey asks you to rank your agreement and disagreement with claims about agencies and about mosquitoes. These claims were all drawn directly from quotes from in depth interviews with people around the state and reflect a diversity of opinion. The survey should take approximately 30 minutes to complete and is entirely anonymous: your name and other identifying information will not be recorded.

Thanks for your time and effort!

Who are we?

Paul Robbins, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator), Professor in Geography
John Paul Jones III, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Geography
Andrew Comrie, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College, Professor in Geography
Elizabeth Willott, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Ian Shaw, B.Sc., Graduate Student in Geography
Shoshana Mayden, M.A., Graduate Student in Geography

This research is funded by a National Science Foundation Grant: Number 0617953