Paul Leisnham

Urban socioeconomic, vegetation, and mosquito interactions in the United States: Current research and future directions
Rothman, SE, Shannon L. LaDeau, and Paul T Leisnham. (2026) 2026. “Urban Socioeconomic, Vegetation, and Mosquito Interactions in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions”. ECOSPHERE 17 (3). doi:10.1002/ecs2.70563.
Plant communities differ along socioeconomic gradients in Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC
Rothman, SE, Shannon L. LaDeau, and Paul T Leisnham. (2026) 2026. “Plant Communities Differ Along Socioeconomic Gradients in Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC”. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 14. doi:10.3389/fevo.2026.1623853.
Segregation Histories, Wealth, and Community Engagement Shape Inequitable Burdens of Urban Greening
Biehler, Dawn, Shannon L. LaDeau, Joel Baker, Yinka Bode-George, J. H. Pitas, Rebecca C. Jordan, Paul T Leisnham, and Sacoby Wilson. 2024. “Segregation Histories, Wealth, and Community Engagement Shape Inequitable Burdens of Urban Greening”. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Taylor & Francis, 1-22,. doi:10.1080/24694452.2024.2433011.
Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito Aedes albopictus on the Resident Culex pipiens among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
Leisnham, Paul T, Shannon L. LaDeau, Megan E. M. Saunders, and Oswaldo C. Villena. 2021. “Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito Aedes Albopictus on the Resident Culex Pipiens Among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field”. Insects 12 (11). MDPI AG: 993. doi:10.3390/insects12110993.
Higher West Nile Virus Infection in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes From Lower Income Neighborhoods in Urban Baltimore, MD
Rothman, Sarah, Jennifer A Jones, Shannon L. LaDeau, and Paul T Leisnham. 2020. “Higher West Nile Virus Infection in Aedes Albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes From Lower Income Neighborhoods in Urban Baltimore, MD”. Edited by Theodore Andreadis. Journal of Medical Entomology. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/jme/tjaa262.
Aedes albopictus Body Size Differs Across Neighborhoods With Varying Infrastructural Abandonment
Katz, G., Paul T Leisnham, and Shannon L. LaDeau. (2026) 2020. “Aedes Albopictus Body Size Differs Across Neighborhoods With Varying Infrastructural Abandonment”. Journal of Medical Entomology 57 (2): 615-619+.
Knowing nature and community through mosquitoes: reframing pest management through lay vector ecologies
Biehler, Dawn, Paul T Leisnham, Shannon L. LaDeau, and Danielle Bodner. 2019. “Knowing Nature and Community through Mosquitoes: Reframing Pest Management through Lay Vector Ecologies”. Local Environment 24 (12). Informa UK Limited: 1119-35. doi:10.1080/13549839.2019.1681387.
Effects of Detritus on the Mosquito Culex pipiens: Phragmites and Schedonorus (Festuca) Invasion Affect Population Performance
Leisnham, Paul T, Brandon Scott, Andrew H. Baldwin, and Shannon L. LaDeau. 2019. “Effects of Detritus on the Mosquito Culex Pipiens: Phragmites and Schedonorus (Festuca) Invasion Affect Population Performance”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 (21). MDPI AG: 4118. doi:10.3390/ijerph16214118.
Beyond “the Mosquito People”: The Challenges of Engaging Community for Environmental Justice in Infested Urban Spaces
Biehler, Dawn, Joel Baker, John-Henry Pitas, Yinka Bode-George, Rebecca C. Jordan, Amanda Sorensen, S. Wilson, et al. 2018. “Beyond ‘the Mosquito People’: The Challenges of Engaging Community for Environmental Justice in Infested Urban Spaces”. In The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Physical Geography, 295-318. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71461-5_14.
Primary blood-hosts of mosquitoes are influenced by social and ecological conditions in a complex urban landscape
Goodman, Heather, A. Egizi, Dina M. Fonseca, Paul T Leisnham, and Shannon L. LaDeau. 2018. “Primary Blood-Hosts of Mosquitoes Are Influenced by Social and Ecological Conditions in a Complex Urban Landscape”. Parasites & Vectors 11. doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2779-7.