[7] In summary, Gardner explores how people and things moving around our globalised world spread infectious disease.
Her research considers the relationship between epidemiology and transport, making use of network optimisation to describe the spread of disease.
[3] In 2019, Gardner moved back to United States to work at Johns Hopkins University, where she serves as Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
[12] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gardner recognized that the public, researchers and health authorities needed clear, accessible and up-to-date information.
[13] Gardner and her first-year graduate student, Ensheng Dong, created an interactive dashboard that debuted on January 22, 2020.