Scott Bernhardt

Biology

Professional Practice Associate Professor


Scott Bernhardt

Contact Information

Office Location: BNR 129D
Phone: (435) 797-3721
Email: scott.bernhardt@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Microbiology, Colorado State University, 2009
Other, Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 2002
BS, Public Health, Utah State University, 1998

Biography

Dr. Bernhardt is a faculty member and director of USU's undergraduate Public Health program in the Department of Biology. Scott completed a Ph.D. at Colorado State University and a M.P.H. at the University of Michigan. His current research in arthropod-borne infectious diseases and population genetics stems from his post-doctoral experience while at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Bernhardt's teaching interests are in USU's Public Health program. His infectious disease and genetics research provides the necessary experience to teach courses in epidemiology and infectious diseases. He also teaches a general education course for non-science majors titled Plagues, Pests, and People. He also teaches industrial hygiene and public health seminars.

Research Interests

Research in my laboratory centers on the population genetics and vector competence of arthropod-borne infectious diseases. Through the use of field collections, molecular biology, and animal models, we are able to address questions as to how anatomic, genomic and molecular determinants contribute to vector competence of arthropod vectors, such as sand flies, fleas and mosquitoes, to disease transmission. He also works to cross research fields to employ techniques used in vector control in an agricultural analysis setting.

Awards

American Society of Microbiology Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2009

American Society of Microbiology and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Fellowship Training Program, 2004

Colorado State University

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow, 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Inland Northwest Research Alliance Fellow, 1999

U.S. Department of Energy


    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Beaty, B.J, Bernhardt, S., Black, W.C, Blair, C.D, Eisen, L., Elizondo-Quiroga, D., Farfan-Ale, J., Lozano-Fuentes, S., Olson, K., Sanchez-Vargas, I., (2010). Novel Strategies to control Aedes aegypti and dengue: Vector Viology, Ecology and Control.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Denlinger, D.S, Li, A., Lawyer, P.G, Durham, S., Anderson, J.L, Bernhardt, S., (2016). Comparison of in vivo and in vitro methods for blood feeding of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Laboratory. Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Denlinger, D.S, Creswell, J.A, Anderson, J.L, Reese, C., Bernhardt, S., (2016). Diagnostic doses and times for Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) using CDC bottle bioassay to assess insecticide resistance.. Parasites and Vectors
  • Belthoff, J., Bernhardt, S., Ball, C., Gregg, M., Johnson, D., Ketterling, R., Price, E., Tinker, J., (2015). Burrowing owls, Pulex irritans, and plague. Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases
  • Davis, R., Ramirez, R., Anderson, L., Bernhardt, S., (2015). Distribution and habitat of Ixodes pacificus and Dermacentor andersoni and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Utah. Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Denlinger, D.S, Lozano-Fuentes, S., Lawyer, P.G, Black, W.C, Bernhardt, S., (2015). Assessing insecticide susceptibility of laboratory Lutzomyia longipalpis and Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies. Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Johnston, J.D, Magnusson, B.M, Eggett, D., Collingwood, S.C, Bernhardt, S., (2015). Comparison of single-point measurements and continuous sampling methods for estimating residential indoor air temperatures and relative humidity in arid climates. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
  • Johnston, J.D, Magnusson, B.M, Eggett, D., Mumford, K., Collingwood, S.C, Bernhardt, S., (2014). Sensor drift and predicted calibration intervals of handheld temperature and relative humidity meters under residential field-use conditions. Journal of Environmental Health
  • Jones, R., Vetter, S.M, Montenieri, J., Holmes, J., Bernhardt, S., Gage, K.L, (2013). Yersinia pestis infection and laboratory conditions alter flea-associated bacterial communities. ISME J., 7:1, 224-228.
  • Bernhardt, S., Simmons, M.P, Olson, K.E, Beaty, B.J, Blair, C.D, Black, W.C, (2012). Rapid intraspecific evolution of miRNA and siRNA genes in the mosquito arboviral vector Aedes aegypti.. PLOS One
  • Ashton, C., Bernhardt, S., Lowe, M., Mietchen, M.M, Johnston, J., (2012). Comparison of HIV/AIDS incidence between U.S.-born blacks and African-born blacks in Utah, 2000-2009. Open AIDS, 6:Suppl 1:M13, 156-162.
  • Jones, R., Bernhardt, S., Martin, A., Gage, K.L, (2012). Interactions among flea symbionts of Oropsylla spp. (Siphonoptera: Ceratophyllidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 49:3, 492-496.
  • Black, W.C, Bernhardt, S., (2009). Abundant nuclear copies of mitochondrial origin (NUMTs) in Aedes aegypti genome. Insect Molecular Biology, 18:6, 705-713.
  • Bernhardt, S., Blair, C., Sylla, M., Bosio, C., Black, W.C, (2009). Evidence of multiple chromosomal inversions in Aedes aegypti formosus from Senegal. Insect Molecular Biology, 18:5, 557-569.
  • Raghunathan, P.L, Bernhardt, S., Rosenstein, N.E, (2004). Opportunities for control of meningococcal disease in the United States. Annual Review of Medicine, 55:24, 1-24.
  • Mothershed, E.A, Sacchi, C.T, Whitney, A.M, Barnett, G.A, Ajello, G.W, Schmink, S., Mayer, L.W, Phelan, M., Taylor, T.H, Bernhardt, S., Rosenstein, N.E, Popovic, T., (2004). Use of real-time PCR to resolve slide agglutination discrepancies in serogroup identification of Neisseria meningitidis.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 320-328.
  • Bernhardt, S., Spilker, T., Coffey, T., LiPuma, J.J, (2003). Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Cystic Fibrosis: Frequency of Strain Replacement during Chronic Infection. Clin Infect Dis. , 37, 780-785.
  • Shepard, C.W, Rosenstein, N.E, Fischer, M., Bernhardt, S., (2003). Neonatal meningococcal disease in the United States, 1990 to 1999. Pediatr Infect Dis J. , 22, 418-422.

Professional Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    Newsletter

      An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Teaching

      BIOL, PUBH 4030, 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2025
      PUBH 3510 - Essentials of Environmental Health, Fall 2025
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2025
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Fall 2025
      BIOL, PUBH 4040, 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2025
      BIOL, PUBH 4030, 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2024
      PUBH, BIOL 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2024
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2024
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Fall 2024
      BIOL, PUBH 4040, 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2024
      BIOL, PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2024
      BIOL, PUBH 4030, 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2023
      BIOL, PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2023
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2023
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Fall 2023
      PUBH 3120 - Family and Community Health, Spring 2023
      PUBH, PUBH, PUBH, PUBH, PUBH, PUBH, PUBH, PUBH, PUBH 3120, 3120, 3120, 3120, 3120, 3120, 3120, 3120, 3120 - Family and Community Health, Spring 2023
      BIOL, PUBH 4040, 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2023
      BIOL, PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2023
      PUBH 4200 - Public Health Seminar, Spring 2023
      BIOL, PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2022
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2022
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Fall 2022
      BIOL, PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2022
      PUBH 5000 - Public Health Seminar, Spring 2022
      PUBH, BIOL 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2021
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2021
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Fall 2021
      BIOL, PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2021
      PUBH 5000 - Public Health Seminar, Spring 2021
      PUBH, BIOL 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2020
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2020
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Fall 2020
      BIOL, PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2020
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2020
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Spring 2020
      BIOL 3500 - Plagues, Pests, and People, Spring 2020
      PubH 4000 - Public Health Internship, Spring 2020
      PUBH 5000 - Public Health Seminar, Spring 2020
      BIOL 4750 - Topics in Biology (Topic), Spring 2020
      PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2019
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2019
      PUBH 4000 - Public Health Internship, Fall 2019
      PUBH 3120 - Family and Community Health, Spring 2019
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2019
      PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2018
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2018
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2018
      PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2017
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2017
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2017
      PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2016
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2016
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2016
      PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2015
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2015
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2015
      PUBH 4030 - Communicable Disease Control, Fall 2014
      PUBH 4300 - Industrial Hygiene Seminar, Fall 2014
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2014
      PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control, Fall 2013
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2013
      PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control, Fall 2012
      PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control, Fall 2012
      PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control, Fall 2012
      PUBH 4040 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Spring 2012
      PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control, Fall 2011
      PUBH 5330 - Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control, Fall 2010

      Graduate Students Mentored

      Rose Sepesy, Biology, August 2019
      Nadya Keweshan, Biology, August 2012
      Shawna Hennings, Biology, August 2018 - December 2022
      Shawna Hennings, Biology, August 2018 - December 2022
      David Denlinger, Biology, August 2011 - July 2017