Simon Camponuri

Simon Camponuri, MPH, is an Environmental Health Sciences PhD Candidate at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health where he studies how climate and environmental change influence infectious disease transmission in California. His current research examines the myriad influences of the environment on Valley fever epidemiology, including the effect of precipitation, heat, and drought on the incidence and seasonal patterns of Valley fever, the importance of occupation in determining pathogen exposure risk, the relationship between land use change and Valley fever risk, the role of animals in the life cycle and surveillance of Valley fever, and the future impact of climate change on Valley fever emergence in California and beyond.