Recent Publications
- "Biosurveillance Where It Happens: State and Local Capabilities and Needs." By Eric S. Toner, Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Matthew Watson, et al. September 2011.
- "Responding to Dengue Fever in the U.S.: Lessons from Three Outbreaks." By Amesh Adalja, Nidhi Bouri, Tara Kirk Sell, and Crystal Franco, July 2011.
- "The Role of Isolation, Self-protection, and Mosquito Abatement in an Agent-based Model of Dengue Fever Transmission." By Fred Selck, Nidhi Bouri, Crystal Franco, Tara Kirk Sell, and Amesh Adalja, July 2011.
- "Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2011-FY2012." By Crystal Franco and Tara Kirk Sell, June 2011.
- "Improving Global Health, Strengthening Global Security Conference Report." By Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Ryan Morhard, Kunal Rambhia, et al., March 2011.
- "Understanding Infectious Disease Surveillance: Its Uses, Sources, and Limitations." By Tara Kirk Sell, December 2010.
 | Tara Kirk Sell, MASenior AnalystExpertise: Human Biology, Anthropological Science |
Professional Profile
Ms. Sell is an Senior Analyst at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. She conducts research and analysis in support of center programs and serves as an Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed journal, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. Prior to joining the Center Ms. Sell maintained a career as a professional athlete. She was a member of the USA national swim team for 8 years, and she served as captain for 6 USA national swim teams. In 2004 she broke the world record in the 100 breaststroke (Short Course Meters), and she earned a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Ms. Sell received a BA in human biology and an MA in anthropological sciences from Stanford University in 2005. Her master’s thesis, "Reflections: Using H5N1 Avian Influenza to Investigate the Pandemic of 1918," explored parallels between H5N1 avian influenza and 1918 H1N1 influenza. In 2005 she was a Rhodes Scholar finalist. |