PhD and MSc opportunities to work on amphibian disease and diagnostics:
Associate Professor
Pathologist
Contact Information:
WSVL 122A
307-766-9977
Publications:
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy – 2016
Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI
Dipl. of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists – 2004
Residency in Morphologic Veterinary Pathology - 2003
University of Connecticut, USA, and
Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, Canada
Master of Science - 2000
Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (MVZ) - 1997
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Ced. Prof.: 2496899
Research Interests:
Wildlife diseases, host-pathogen interactions, amphibian disease, husbandry and medicine, diagnostic test application to non-domestic species, collaboration with social scientists to promote environmental conservation.
Memberships:
Wildlife Disease Association – SECRETARY (2017-2023) MEMBER (2010-present)
North American Bsal Task Force – CHAIR (2020-2021)
Global Ranavirus Consortium – N. AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE (2017-2021) MEMBER (2014-present)
American College of Veterinary Pathologists – DIPLOMATE (2004-present)
Canadian Herpetological Society –MEMBER (2008-present)
Atlantic Society of Fish & Wildlife Biologists – MEMBER (2007-18), ORGANIZER 49th annual meeting (‘12)
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association – MEMBER (2007-2016)
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons – MEMBER (2004-2007)
Teaching:
- Academic (university-based) teaching: Veterinary Histology (3 credits, coordinator and lecturer), Veterinary General Pathology (2 credits, lecturer), Veterinary Systemic Pathology I (3 credits, lecturer), Veterinary Systemic Pathology II (3 credits, lecturer), Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery (2 credits, lecturer), Veterinary Anatomy/Avian (3 credits, lecturer), Wildlife Conservation: Linking Natural and Social Sciences (2 credits, coordinator and lecturer).
- Histopathology Master Class, Co-Instructor. One-day workshop organized by the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health to precede the Wildlife Health and Pathology Short Course, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, February 2024
