We love to present and raise awareness about ticks and tick-borne diseases, tailoring our presentations to fit the audience and geographic location. We translate the latest research and share what we have learned from our research and outreach experiences. Recent presentations included Elizabeth's Early Learning Center in Lynchburg and Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg. For more information or to schedule a presentation, contact ticksinvirginia@gmail.com 

We offer workshops on tick identification, surveillance, and prevention. Highlights have included workshops with Master Naturalists and Governor's School high school students. Participants learn how to identify various types of ticks at different stages of life and conduct tick surveillance through tick dragging, and prevention behaviors, including tick spraying, tick checking, and tick removal.  Participants leave more confident in their ability to prevent a tick bite and what to do if they get bitten. 

Dr. Hall, TIV Founder, enjoys presenting internationally. She most recently presented two presentations at the 1st European Tick-borne Disease Conference in Paris, France on March 10-11th, 2025.  Past international conferences have included the 16th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-borne Diseases Conference in Amsterdam, the 23rd International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society Conference in Orlando, and the 3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health at the National Institutes of Health. Next, she will be presenting three different presentations at the American Public Health Association Conference in Washington, D.C. in November 2025.

In 2024, Dr. Hall presented "Partnering to Prevent Tick-borne Diseases in Virginia: From Research to Practice" and highlighted her multisectoral projects. In 2023, Dr. Hall presented an MPH student mentee project on "Knowledge and Prevention Behaviors of Tick-borne Diseases Among Caregivers in Buckingham County, Virginia." The project highlighted results from a survey of area caregivers and surveillance at 13 locations, including schools, parks, and other recreational areas.

Join us in October 2025. We love this event and participated in both 2023 and 2024. Come and learn about the different tick species and tick-borne diseases in Virginia through interactive activities, including a tick removal simulation, spin-the-wheel trivia, and tick identification and prevention games. Learn more at www.hokiebugfest.org  

Drs. Hall and Bowman presented and piloted a tick-borne disease prevention curriculum to health and physical educators in Virginia. One session focused on curricular activities for health teachers and the other on physical education teachers. Learn more about this work here.