Graduate Student Profiles

MD. Ashraful Islam Bhuiya

Ph.D. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor: Dr. Berit Bangoura
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
mbhuiya@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Parasitic nematode prevalence and transmission dynamics at the Wyoming wildlife - livestock interface with special respect to anthelmintic drug resistance distribution in ruminants.

Olivia Bowers

M.S. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor: Dr. Amy Rhoad
Hometown: Blacksburg, VA
obowers@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from livestock and wildlife in Wyoming

Ph.D. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor - Dr. Elizabeth Case
Hometown: Cheyenne, WY
pgrandpr@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Coxiella burnetii pathogenesis and virulence factors.

Michelle Kilpatrick

M.S. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor: Dr. Berit Bangoura
Hometown: Cheyenne, WY
mkilpatr@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Efficacy of anti-coccidial drugs in bovine Eimeria species.

Chris MacGlover

Ph.D. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor: Dr. Amy Rhoad
Hometown: Becker, MN
cmacglov@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Characterization of respiratory pathogens in Bighorn Sheep

Bevin McCormick

M.S. - Veterinary Sciences |Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Malmberg and Dr. Brant Schumaker
Hometown: Naples, FL
bmccorm2@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Enivronmental Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease

Ellie Riske

M.S. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor - Dr. Berit Bangoura
Hometown: Laramie, WY
eriske@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Survey on Occurrence and Identity of Strongyle Parasite Species in Horses

Ph.D. - Veterinary Sciences | Advisor - Dr. Elizabeth Case
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
sthiongo@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Coxiella burnetii virulence factors, Zoonotic diseases.