The LAS Interdisciplinary Research Award recognizes faculty members or research teams who engage in substantial interdisciplinary work, integrating theories, methods, or analytical approaches from two or more LAS disciplines. Awarded projects demonstrate effectiveness, innovation, or meaningful impact through cross‐disciplinary collaboration.
The recipients are Gökçe Dayanikli, professor of statistics, Pamela Martinez, professor of microbiology and statistics.
Their project, “Incorporation of Game Theory Tools to Improve the Policy Making to Mitigate Epidemics of Respiratory Diseases,” aims to improve policymaking processes to mitigate the transmission of respiratory pathogens by incorporating individuals’ decision-making and socio-demographic heterogeneity. The researchers have been developing game-theoretical mathematical models, as well as simulation tools and numerical approaches, that can be adapted to specific public health problems.