Kacey Ernst keeps tackling pressing public health issues

May 12, 2025
Kristen Cook, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications

Professor is passionate about studying the intersection between disease and climate.

Kacey Ernst, PhD, holds her hands at her chest while talking to students.

Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH, was named Tucson’s Woman of the Year in 2013 for her research on preventing mosquito-borne diseases.

Noelle Haro-Gomez, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications

A new profile by U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications explores the journey of Dr. Kacey Ernst, Professor and CCASS Advisor, from a child curious about ethnobotany and saving the Amazon Rainforest to one of the leading experts on the intersection of climate change and disease. 

Click here to read the full profile on the U of A Health Sciences website.