Christopher P. Brooks
Assistant Professor

Education
B.S. Biology, Kennesaw State University
M.S. Biology, Murray State University
Ph.D. Biology, University of North Carolina

Postdoctoral Research
Colorado State University
The University of Texas

Contact Information
Office: A202 HPCC
662.325.8591 | 662.325.7939 Fax
chris.brooks@msstate.edu

Statement of Research Interests
I am broadly interested in identifying mechanisms that affect the spread of organisms within and between populations. My work is especially focused on the effects of heterogeneity among individuals on the spread of infectious diseases and invasive species. I am currently using plant-pathogen and animal host-parasite systems here in Mississippi to understand how spatiotemporal variation in population structure and host biodiversity affect the transmission of parasites.

Recent Publications
Brooks, C.P., C. Holmes, K. Kramer, B. Barnett and T.H. Keitt. accepted. The role of demography and markets in determining deforestation rates near Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. PLoS ONE.

Brooks, C.P., J. Antonovics and T.H. Keitt. 2008. Metapopulation dynamics and persistence are explained by temporal heterogeneity in spatial network structure. American Naturalist 172:149-159.

Brooks, C.P. 2006. Quantifying population substructure: extending the graph-theoretic approach. Ecology 87(4):864-72.

Webb, C.T.*, C.P. Brooks*, K.L. Gage & M.F. Antolin. 2006. Classic flea-borne transmission does not drive plague epizootics in prairie dogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(16):6236-41.
* co-first author