Katriona Shea

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Alumni Professor, Biology

Research Summary

Research interest is in the use of ecological theory, particularly life history-based models, in population management. She addresses issues in conservation, harvesting and the control of invasive species. 

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Recent Publications

Ensemble2: Scenarios ensembling for communication and performance analysis

Bay, C., St-Onge, G., Davis, J. T., Chinazzi, M., Howerton, E., Lessler, J., Runge, M. C., Shea, K., Truelove, S., Viboud, C. & Vespignani, A., Mar 2024, In: Epidemics. 46, 100748.

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Climate warming increases insect-driven seed removal of two elaiosome-bearing invasive thistle species

Drees, T. H. & Shea, K., Feb 2024, In: Ecology. 105, 2, e4223.

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Elevated temperatures shift flower head height distributions and seed dispersal patterns in two invasive thistle species

Drees, T. H. & Shea, K., Jan 2024, In: Ecology. 105, 1, e4201.

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Misapplied management makes matters worse: Spatially explicit control leverages biotic interactions to slow invasion

Howerton, E., Langkilde, T. & Shea, K., Jun 2024, In: Ecological Applications. 34, 4, e2974.

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Potential impact of annual vaccination with reformulated COVID-19 vaccines: Lessons from the US COVID-19 scenario modeling hub

Jung, S. M., Loo, S. L., Howerton, E., Contamin, L., Smith, C. P., Carcelén, E. C., Yan, K., Bents, S. J., Levander, J., Espino, J., Lemaitre, J. C., Sato, K., McKee, C. D., Hill, A. L., Chinazzi, M., Avis, J. T., Mu, K., Vespignani, A., Rosenstrom, E. T. & Rodriguez-Cartes, S. A. & 39 others, Vy, J. S., Mayorga, M. E., Swann, J. L., España, G., Cavany, S., Moore, S. M., Perkins, T. A., Chen, S., Paul, R., Janies, A., Thill, J. C., Srivastava, A., Aawar, M. A., Bi, K., Bandekar, S. R., Bouchnita, A., Fox, S. J., Meyers, L. A., Porebski, P., Venkatramanan, S., Adiga, A., Hurt, B., Klahn, B., Outten, J., Chen, J., Mortveit, H., Wilson, A., Hoops, S., Bhattacharya, P., Machi, U., Vullikanti, A., Lewis, B., Marathe, M., Hochheiser, H., Runge, M. C., Shea, K., Truelove, S., Viboud, C. & Lessler, J., Apr 2024, In: PLoS medicine. 21, 4 April, e1004387.

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Altered biological control species interactions despite phenological synchrony along an urban–rural temperature gradient

Keller, J. A. & Shea, K., Jul 2024, In: Biological Invasions. 26, 7, p. 2153-2169 17 p.

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Competition reduces structural defense in an invasive thistle in the field

Lamb, R., Keller, J. & Shea, K., Mar 10 2024, In: Invasive Plant Science and Management. 17, 1, p. 17-24 8 p.

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The US COVID-19 and Influenza Scenario Modeling Hubs: Delivering long-term projections to guide policy

Loo, S. L., Howerton, E., Contamin, L., Smith, C. P., Borchering, R. K., Mullany, L. C., Bents, S., Carcelen, E., Jung, S. M., Bogich, T., van Panhuis, W. G., Kerr, J., Espino, J., Yan, K., Hochheiser, H., Runge, M. C., Shea, K., Lessler, J., Viboud, C. & Truelove, S., Mar 2024, In: Epidemics. 46, 100738.

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Scenario design for infectious disease projections: Integrating concepts from decision analysis and experimental design

Runge, M. C., Shea, K., Howerton, E., Yan, K., Hochheiser, H., Rosenstrom, E., Probert, W. J. M., Borchering, R., Marathe, M. V., Lewis, B., Venkatramanan, S., Truelove, S., Lessler, J. & Viboud, C., Jun 2024, In: Epidemics. 47, 100775.

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When do we need multiple infectious disease models? Agreement between projection rank and magnitude in a multi-model setting

Wade-Malone, L. K., Howerton, E., Probert, W. J. M., Runge, M. C., Viboud, C. & Shea, K., Jun 2024, In: Epidemics. 47, 100767.

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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of children ages 5–11 years on COVID-19 disease burden and resilience to new variants in the United States, November 2021–March 2022: A multi-model study

Borchering, R. K., Mullany, L. C., Howerton, E., Chinazzi, M., Smith, C. P., Qin, M., Reich, N. G., Contamin, L., Levander, J., Kerr, J., Espino, J., Hochheiser, H., Lovett, K., Kinsey, M., Tallaksen, K., Wilson, S., Shin, L., Lemaitre, J. C., Hulse, J. D. & Kaminsky, J. & 43 others, Lee, E. C., Hill, A. L., Davis, J. T., Mu, K., Xiong, X., Pastore y Piontti, A., Vespignani, A., Srivastava, A., Porebski, P., Venkatramanan, S., Adiga, A., Lewis, B., Klahn, B., Outten, J., Hurt, B., Chen, J., Mortveit, H., Wilson, A., Marathe, M., Hoops, S., Bhattacharya, P., Machi, D., Chen, S., Paul, R., Janies, D., Thill, J. C., Galanti, M., Yamana, T., Pei, S., Shaman, J., España, G., Cavany, S., Moore, S., Perkins, A., Healy, J. M., Slayton, R. B., Johansson, M. A., Biggerstaff, M., Shea, K., Truelove, S. A., Runge, M. C., Viboud, C. & Lessler, J., Jan 2023, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 17, 100398.

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Optimal spatial evaluation of a pro rata vaccine distribution rule for COVID-19

Castonguay, F. M., Blackwood, J. C., Howerton, E., Shea, K., Sims, C. & Sanchirico, J. N., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 2194.

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Context-dependent representation of within- and between-model uncertainty: Aggregating probabilistic predictions in infectious disease epidemiology

Howerton, E., Runge, M. C., Bogich, T. L., Borchering, R. K., Inamine, H., Lessler, J., Mullany, L. C., Probert, W. J. M., Smith, C. P., Truelove, S., Viboud, C. & Shea, K., Jan 25 2023, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 20, 198, 20220659.

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Evaluation of the US COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub for informing pandemic response under uncertainty

Howerton, E., Contamin, L., Mullany, L. C., Qin, M., Reich, N. G., Bents, S., Borchering, R. K., Jung, S. M., Loo, S. L., Smith, C. P., Levander, J., Kerr, J., Espino, J., van Panhuis, W. G., Hochheiser, H., Galanti, M., Yamana, T., Pei, S., Shaman, J. & Rainwater-Lovett, K. & 63 others, Kinsey, M., Tallaksen, K., Wilson, S., Shin, L., Lemaitre, J. C., Kaminsky, J., Hulse, J. D., Lee, E. C., McKee, C. D., Hill, A., Karlen, D., Chinazzi, M., Davis, J. T., Mu, K., Xiong, X., Pastore y Piontti, A., Vespignani, A., Rosenstrom, E. T., Ivy, J. S., Mayorga, M. E., Swann, J. L., España, G., Cavany, S., Moore, S., Perkins, A., Hladish, T., Pillai, A., Ben Toh, K., Longini, I., Chen, S., Paul, R., Janies, D., Thill, J. C., Bouchnita, A., Bi, K., Lachmann, M., Fox, S. J., Meyers, L. A., Srivastava, A., Porebski, P., Venkatramanan, S., Adiga, A., Lewis, B., Klahn, B., Outten, J., Hurt, B., Chen, J., Mortveit, H., Wilson, A., Marathe, M., Hoops, S., Bhattacharya, P., Machi, D., Cadwell, B. L., Healy, J. M., Slayton, R. B., Johansson, M. A., Biggerstaff, M., Truelove, S., Runge, M. C., Shea, K., Viboud, C. & Lessler, J., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 7260.

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Diversity loss from multiple interacting disturbances is regime-dependent

Lear, L., Inamine, H., Shea, K. & Buckling, A., Dec 2023, In: Ecology Letters. 26, 12, p. 2056-2065 10 p.

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