Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem grew up in Cameroon, West Africa. While studying mathematics at the University of Buea, she contracted malaria. This inspired her to devote her studies to developing a mathematical model of disease transmission by mosquitos, particularly malaria but also Dengue fever, Zika fever, Chikungunya, and lymphatic filariasis. After earning her master’s in mathematics, she came to the United States and received both a master’s degree in statistics and a PhD in applied mathematics from Lehigh University. In 2009, she organized an international workshop and conference at the University of Buea to exchange ideas on the use of applied mathematics for health problems including AIDS and malaria. She is currently an assistant professor of mathematics at Lehigh.
