I am a postdoc working in the INHS Medical Entomology Lab. My main research focuses on insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, looking at the mechanisms behind resistance and the consequences of resistant phenotypes on different aspects of mosquito ecology. I'm also very passionate about scientific outreach and community engagement. I'm working to start the Mosquito Ambassador Program, a citizen science initiative for Illinois residents.

Noel, K.R., Kallembach, C., Iyer, M., Cáceres, C.E., Stone, C.M., 2026. Genotype by environmental interactions shape insecticide resistance phenotypes in Culex pipiens and Culex restuans. Heredity 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-026-00833-w

Noel, K.R., Kim, C.-H., Stone, C.M., 2025. Mechanistic evidence of widespread insecticide resistance among the Illinois West Nile virus vectors Culex pipiens and Culex restuans. Sci Rep 15, 22806. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05531-x

Yan, J., Green, K., Noel, K., Kim, C.-H., Stone, C.M., 2024. Effects of seasonality and developed land cover on Culex mosquito abundance and microbiome diversity. Front. Microbiol. 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1332970

Tuten, H., Stone, C., Burkhalter, K., Noel, K., Hernandez, E., Yates, S., Wojnowski, K., Hartleb, J., Debosik, S., Holmes, A., 2020. Heartland Virus in Humans and Ticks, Illinois, USA, 2018–2019. Emerging Infectious Diseases 26, 1548. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200110

• Ph.D., Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024
• M.S., Biology, Eastern Illinois University, 2019
• B.A., Biology, Eastern Illinois University, 2015

• Rising Stars of Entomology Symposium Award Winner, Entomological Society of America (2024)
• UIUC’s List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, and Spring 2024)
• 2^nd place in the “Grad MUVE: Behavior and Genetics” Student Competition, Entomological Society of America (2022)