Meredith Spence Beaulieu

Also known as: Meredith Spence

Works (10)

Updated: January 5th, 2026 11:50

2023 article

Embedded racism: Inequitable niche construction as a neglected evolutionary process affecting health

Henry, P. I., Beaulieu, M. R. S., Bradford, A., & Graves, J. L. (2023, January 1). Evolution Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 11, pp. 112–125.

By: P. Henry *, M. Beaulieu* , A. Bradford* & J. Graves *

author keywords: racism; health disparities; niche construction; evolutionary mismatch
topics (OpenAlex): Race, Genetics, and Society; Genetic Associations and Epidemiology; Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
TL;DR: It is called for evolutionary and biomedical scholars to recognize the salience of racism as a pathogenic process biasing health outcomes studied across disciplines and to redress the neglect of focus on research and application related to this crucial issue. (via Semantic Scholar)
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10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 5, 2023

2023 article

One Health: Tackling Wicked Problems Together

Thakur, S., & Beaulieu, M. S. (2023, August 4).

By: S. Thakur  n & M. Beaulieu n 

topics (OpenAlex): Zoonotic diseases and public health
Source: ORCID
Added: January 15, 2025

2020 article

Mosquito diversity and dog heartworm prevalence in suburban areas

Beaulieu, M. R. S., Federico, J. L., & Reiskind, M. H. (2020, January 10). Parasites & Vectors, Vol. 13.

By: M. Beaulieu n , J. Federico* & M. Reiskind n 

author keywords: Mosquito; Heartworm; Urbanization; Diversity; Vector; Landscape; Disease ecology
MeSH headings : Aedes / parasitology; Animals; Culicidae; Dirofilaria immitis / parasitology; Dirofilariasis / parasitology; Dirofilariasis / transmission; Disease Vectors; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Environment; Mosquito Vectors / parasitology; North Carolina; Prevalence; Urbanization
topics (OpenAlex): Mosquito-borne diseases and control; Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment; Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that decreases in mosquito diversity due to urbanization alter vector-borne disease risk, with regard to dog heartworm disease, this loss of mosquito diversity is associated with decreased heartworm prevalence within both the vector and the host. (via Semantic Scholar)
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 journal article

Comparative Vector Efficiency of Two Prevalent Mosquito Species for Dog Heartworm in North Carolina

Journal of Medical Entomology, 11.

By: M. Spence Beaulieu n  & M. Reiskind n 

Ed(s): A. Faraji

author keywords: Aedes albopictus; Aedes triseriatus; parasite-induced mortality; vector competence; Dirofilaria immitis
MeSH headings : Aedes / physiology; Animals; Dirofilaria immitis / physiology; Dirofilariasis / transmission; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Female; Mosquito Vectors / physiology; North Carolina; Species Specificity
topics (OpenAlex): Mosquito-borne diseases and control; Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment; Vector-borne infectious diseases
TL;DR: Investigating the vector efficiency of mosquitoes derived from wild-caught North Carolina populations of two known heartworm vectors found that the tested composite North Carolina population of Ae. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 16, 2019

2019 article

Data for Mosquito diversity and dog heartworm prevalence in suburban areas

Beaulieu, M. S. (2019, January 1). Figshare.

By: M. Beaulieu* 

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: January 15, 2025

2019 article

Data for Simplification of vector communities during suburban succession

Beaulieu, M. S. (2019, January 1). Figshare.

By: M. Beaulieu* 

topics (OpenAlex):
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: January 15, 2025

2019 journal article

Simplification of vector communities during suburban succession

PLOS ONE, 14(5), e0215485.

By: M. Spence Beaulieu n , K. Hopperstad n, R. Dunn n  & M. Reiskind n 

Ed(s): P. Leisnham

MeSH headings : Aedes / classification; Animals; Demography; Disease Vectors / classification; Housing / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Mosquito Vectors / classification; North Carolina; Social Class; Suburban Population
topics (OpenAlex): Mosquito-borne diseases and control; Zoonotic diseases and public health; Viral Infections and Vectors
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that suburbanization is disrupting mosquito communities so severely that they do not recover their diversity even 100 years after the initial disturbance, which is significant for vector-borne disease transmission in highly suburbanized areas. (via Semantic Scholar)
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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: June 4, 2019

2019 article

The role of parasite manipulation in vector-borne diseases

Beaulieu, M. R. S. (2019, January 1). Evolution Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 2019, pp. 106–107.

By: M. Beaulieu n 

topics (OpenAlex): Mosquito-borne diseases and control; Viral Infections and Vectors; Malaria Research and Control
TL;DR: The parasite manipulation hypothesis posits that parasites can purposefully alter host behaviours, increasing probability of transmission to an uninfected host, and applies to vector-borne diseases, where parasite-induced changes in vector behaviour can increase transmission to the non-arthropod host. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 6, 2020

2013 article

MODELING FOR COST ANALYSIS OF JOHNE'S DISEASE CONTROL BASED ON EVELISA TESTING

MASSARO, T. Y. L. E. R., LENHART, S. U. Z. A. N. N. E., SPENCE, M. E. R. E. D. I. T. H., DRAKES, C. R. Y. S. T. A. L., YANG, G. U. A. N. G., AGUSTO, F. O. L. A. S. H. A. D. E., … SHIGETOSHI, E. D. A. (2013, December 1). Journal of Biological Systems.

By: T. Massaro *, S. Lenhart *, M. Spence* , C. Drakes*, G. Yang *, F. Agusto *, R. Johnson *, B. Whitlock *, A. Wadhwa *, E. Shigetoshi *

topics (OpenAlex): Mycobacterium research and diagnosis; Infectious Diseases and Mycology; Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
Source: ORCID
Added: January 15, 2025

2010 article

A new technique using metal tags to track small seeds over short distances

Canner, J. E., & Spence, M. (2010, September 17). Ecological Research, Vol. 26, pp. 233–236.

By: J. Canner  n & M. Spence n 

topics (OpenAlex): Fish Ecology and Management Studies; Fish biology, ecology, and behavior; Avian ecology and behavior
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15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: January 15, 2025

Employment

Updated: August 10th, 2023 12:09

2022 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
University Program Manager Global One Health Academy

2019 - 2022

Duke University Durham, North Carolina, US
Assistant Director Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine

2014 - 2019

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
PhD Student/Graduate Research Assistant Entomology and Plant Pathology

Education

Updated: July 19th, 2022 19:04

2014 - 2019

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
PhD Entomology

2007 - 2011

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
BS Zoology

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