Jennifer Head

As the climate warms and landscapes become drier, researchers fear that valley fever could spread across other regions of the U.S. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

September 26, 2024

Fungal infections known as valley fever could spike this fall ‑ 3 epidemiologists explain how to protect yourself

Jennifer Head, University of Michigan; Alexandra K. Heaney, University of California, San Diego, and Simon Camponuri, University of California, Berkeley

Cases of valley fever are typically most prevalent in California’s Central Valley and southern Arizona, but they have been increasing in California’s central and southern coastal areas.

Safety precautions like wearing face masks and leaving space between desks are also important to limit the coronavirus’s spread. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

August 25, 2020

Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID‑19 risk than high schools – but that doesn’t guarantee safety

Jennifer Head, University of California, Berkeley and Justin Remais, University of California, Berkeley

New research points to why reopening elementary schools is the safest bet and what else needs to happen for schools to have the best chance of staying open.

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