Previous Postdoctoral Researchers
![]() | Carolyn Hodo, DVM, PhD, DACVPPostdoctoral Research Associate (part-time) chodo@cvm.tamu.edu Visit Carolyn’s website here. | ![]() | Jillian Wormington, MS, PhDPostdoctoral Research Associate jwormington@cvm.tamu.edu Visit Jillian’s website here. |
Previous Graduate Students
![]() | Jaime Rodriguez, MSMS in Wildlife & Fisheries Science, 2014 Co-advised by Dr. Jessica Light Currently MD student at UT-Southwestern Texas A&M University Diversity Fellow | ![]() | Lowell Pigott, MSNon-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health, 2014 Currently DVM Student at Western University of Health Sciences |
![]() | Katlyn Rosenbaum, MSNon-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health, 2015 Currently DVM student at Texas A&M University | ![]() | Chelsea Young, MSNon-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health–Epidemiology, 2016 Currently DVM student at Texas A&M University |
![]() | Miranda Bertram, DVM, PhDPhD in Biomedical Science– Epidemiology, 2016 Currently postdoctoral researcher at the USDA Plum Island Disease Research Center CVM Merit Fellow Dissertation: Whooping crane conservation medicine | ![]() | Rachel Curtis-Robles, PhDPhD in Biomedical Science– Epidemiology, 2016 Currently postdoctoral researcher in the CVM Hamer Lab NSF Graduate Research Fellow CVM Merit Fellow Dissertation: Eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease in Texas |
![]() | Carolyn Hodo, DVM, DACVP, PhDPhD in Veterinary Pathobiology, 2017 Co-advised by Dr. Jane Welsh Currently postdoctoral researcher in the CVM Hamer Lab NIH T32 Research Fellow, 2014-2017 Dissertation: Mammalian reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi | ![]() | Bailee Ethridge, MSNon-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health–Epidemiology, 2018 |
![]() | Justin Bejcek, MSMS in Veterinary Public Health– Epidemiology, 2018 Thesis: Triatomine identification and outreach | ![]() | Michelle Dembrosky, MSNon-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health–Epidemiology, 2019 |
![]() | Cyrena Peterson, MSNon-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health: Epidemiology, 2019 |
Previous Veterinary & Public Health Students
![]() | Trevor TenneyVMSRTP, 2013 Research project: Shelter dogs & vector-borne pathogens | ![]() | Katlin JohnsonVMSRTP, 2013 Research project: Molecular diagnostics of Trypanosoma cruzi infections |
![]() | Juliette ComeauxDVM Student Researcher, 2014–2015 Research project: Trypanosoma cruzi in feral swine | ![]() | Alan MaiMPH Student Researcher, 2014–2015 Practicum topic: Blood meal analysis of kissing bugs |
![]() | Nicole BertoliniVMSRTP, 2015 Research project: Rattus rattus in the ecology of Chagas disease | ![]() | Chloe GoodwinVMSRTP, 2015 Research project: Bat reservoirs of diverse trypanosomes |
![]() | Jessica NollVisiting Brazilian DVM Student, 2015 Brazil Scientific Mobility Program | ![]() | Usman Ghumman, MDMPH Student Researcher, Spring 2016 Practicum topic: Analysis of medical records of working dogs |
![]() | Rosa BanuelosVMSRTP, 2016 Research project: Cardiac pathology in wild coyotes | ![]() | Elise BirknerVMSRTP, 2016 Research project: Wildlife reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi at a nonhuman primate facility |
![]() | Bhagath Chirra, MPHPhD Student Researcher (From Texas A&M Health Science Center) Practicum project: Next generation sequence analysis of triatomine bloodmeals | ![]() | Valery Roman-Cruz, MPHResearch Assistant VRoman-Cruz@cvm.tamu.edu | (979) 458-4924 |
![]() | Megan EllisVMSRTP, 2017 (From CSU) Research project: Cardiac ECG abnormalities in canine Chagas disease | ![]() | Sarah SlackVMSRTP, 2017 Research project: Feral cats and urban opossums in the ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi |
![]() | Julia PurnellVMSRTP, 2017 Research project: Genetic strain variation of Trypanosoma cruzi | ![]() | Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVPPathology Resident Research, 2016–2017 |
![]() | Andres CastroVMSRTP, 2018 | ![]() | Becky DowdVMSRTP Summer ’19 |
![]() | Skye SneedVMSRTP, 2019 |
Previous Undergraduate Students
Adrian Castellanos Wildlife & Fisheries Science, 2012–2013 | Frida Cano Entomology, 2013–2014 | Mathew Olcha Biomedical Sciences, 2013 |
Tyler Smith Forensics, 2013 | Michael Sanders Entomology, 2013–2014 | Taylor Hollmann Biomedical Sciences, 2014 |
Katelyn Wagner Wilidife & Fisheries, MSU, 2013–2014 | Erica Holcomb Biomedical Sciences, 2013–2014 | Zeb Thomas Entomology, 2013–2014 |
Sarah Noe Biomedical Sciences, 2014 | Ryan Pugh Business, 2014 | Faith Weeks Biomedical Sciences, 2014 |
Connor Grantham Biomedical Sciences, 2014 | Lauren Russell Genetics, 2014 | Chris Beck Biomedical Sciences, 2014–2015 |
Chelsea Lindsay Biomedical Sciences, 2015 | Angela Atkins Biomedical Sciences, 2014–2015 | Amani Bourji Tick Research Assistant, 2015–2016 |
Adam Curtis Engineering, 2013–2017 | Jose Silva Biomedical Sciences, 2017 | Roukaya Mabizari Biomedical Sciences, 2017-2018 |
Nidhi Patel Biomedical Sciences, 2018 | Hannah Meyers Chemistry, Visiting Undergrad Research Fellow from Kalamazoo College, Summer 2018. | Cassidy Gillum Biomedical Sciences, 2017-2019 |
Ashley Cubb Biomedical Sciences, 2018-2019 | Allyson Koger Biomedical Sciences, 2018–2019 |