Stephen L. Doggett is the Director of the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology, at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He has more than 40 years’ experience in medical entomology, has authored nearly 850 publications, and has delivered over 550 presentations at national and international conferences, including invited lectures in 24 countries. His research spans mosquito surveillance and management, mosquito-borne diseases, ticks and tick-borne diseases, and bed bugs. His work has been cited in more than 5,435 scientific publications. Stephen has also made over 425 media appearances, including more than 40 television interviews.

Stephen has served on several international scientific boards and was formerly the Medical, Veterinary and Urban Subject Editor for the leading Australian entomological journal, Austral Entomology, as well as a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Economic Entomology. He is the Senior Editor of A Code of Practice for the Control of Bed Bug Infestations in Australia, the world’s first industry standard developed specifically for the management of modern bed bugs. The Code contributed to a significant decline in bed bug infestations in Australia, saving the national economy hundreds of millions of dollars. Stephen also served as Chief Editor of the magazine of the Federation of Asian and Oceanic Pest Managers Associations, an organisation representing the protection of homes and public health for more than four billion people. He has a strong interest in sustainability and developed the first global sustainability guideline for the pest management industry.

Stephen is the author of the field guide Do You Have Bed Bugs?, which has been published in seven languages. He is also an internationally recognised insect photographer, with more than 3,000 published images. The book A Guide to Mosquitoes of Australia, featuring many of his photographs, received the prestigious Whitley Award for Best Australian Natural History Field Guide in 2016. Stephen is currently working on a new book, World’s Weirdest Mosquitoes, which explores the unusual biology and appearance of mosquitoes in an educational and entertaining format. He also holds a sub-7 kg UAV (drone) licence and employs drones for aerial photography.

In 2012, Stephen received the inaugural Award for Excellence for services to the Australian pest management industry, presented by the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association. He received the same honour again in 2022, becoming the first person to receive the award twice. In the 2023 edition of Annual Review of Entomology, Stephen was recognised as one of the world’s leading researchers in urban entomology and as the most published author globally on bed bugs.

One of Stephen’s most significant achievements has been serving as Senior Editor and contributing author for the first academic textbook on bed bugs produced in more than 50 years. Developed in collaboration with co-editors Dini Miller and Chow-Yang Lee, Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs is a major international work involving approximately 60 authors from around the world. The book contains 46 chapters and exceeds 460 pages in length. Released in March 2018, it has been regarded as one of the most significant publications in urban and medical entomology in recent decades. Stephen was senior author on nine chapters, co-author on four others, and originated the concept for the book.

Stephen has again collaborated with Chow-Yang Lee on their forthcoming book, The Evolution of Urban Pest Management, which examines the history of urban pest control and explores how historical practices have shaped the present and future of the pest management industry.