Some of the most interesting science happens at the edges of disciplines — where geological history meets atmospheric chemistry, where epidemiology meets urban ecology, where pedagogy meets network theory. This page collects published work from the Swain Lab that resists easy classification under any single research theme, but reflects a consistent underlying interest in using quantitative approaches to ask questions that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries. These projects span geobiology, venom evolution, public health, and science education, and many emerged from collaborative partnerships that pushed the lab's methods and thinking in unexpected directions.
Some examples include:
Swain, A., Kaufman, A. J., Kalinowski, M., Yaarwood, S. A., & Fagan, W. F. (2024). Were Neoarchean atmospheric methane hazes and early Paleoproterozoic glaciations driven by the rise of oxygen in surface environments? Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 643, 118900.
Fagan, W. F., Swain, A., Banerjee, A., Ranade, H., Thompson, P., Staniczenko, P., Flynn, B., Hungerford, J., & Hurwitz, S. (2022). Quantifying interdependencies in geyser eruptions at the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2021JB023749.
Savi, K., Pandey, B., Swain, A., Lim, J., Callo-Concha, D., Azondekon, G. R., Wahjib, M., & Borgemeister, C. (2024). Urbanization and malaria have a contextual relationship in endemic areas: A temporal and spatial study. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(5), e0002871.
Swain, A., Shofner, M., Fagan, W. F., & Marbach-Ad, G. (2022). Exploring the impact of peer-to-peer interactions on learning and course performance in an online environment. Journal of Science Education and Technology.