Resources for team members:
Lab teamup: https://teamup.com/ks48c9f8808f852fda
Quarantine/autoclave teamup: https://teamup.com/ks4ydk16zc87ws3nta
Truck teamup: https://teamup.com/ks1a7nt4xjkpxarqtc
Truck use/safety: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5KvyLlQv_bc1eB7pDBA90d-ISBlWEpXMFNnBv4VucQ/edit
Principal Investigator
Sarah A. Hamer, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVPM (epi)
shamer@cvm.tamu.edu | 979.847.5693
- Professor of Epidemiology, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS)
- Richard Schubot Endowed Chair & Director, Schubot Center for Avian Health, Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB)
- Associate Wildlife Biologist® (The Wildlife Society)
- Diplomate of the American College Veterinary Preventive Medicine [DACVPM (epi)], 2016
- DVM, Michigan State Univ., 2011
- PhD, Michigan State Univ., 2010, Fisheries & Wildlife; Ecology, Evol. Biology & Behavior
- MS, Univ. of Illinois, 2003, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
- BS, Univ. of Illinois, 2001, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
I am a veterinary ecologist specializing in wildlife and zoonotic disease ecology and epidemiology. My research originates at the intersection of ecology, epidemiology, and conservation, and encompasses diverse taxa (bacteria, ticks, mosquitoes, birds, mice, dogs, humans, and more). Given the emergence of pathogens shared by humans and animals, this is an important time to utilize multidisciplinary tools to improve human, animal, and ecosystem health.
Research Staff
Lisa Auckland
Research Associate
lauckland@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-458-4924
Kewsick Killets, MS
Research Associate
kkillets@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-458-4924
Sujata Balasubramanian, MS, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
sbalasubramanian@cvm.tamu.edu
Rachel Curtis-Robles, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist (part-time)
rcurtis@cvm.tamu.edu
Postdoctoral Associates
Graduate Students
Edward Davila, MPH
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
edwarddavila@tamu.edu
TAMU Diversity Fellow 2018–2022
Rachel Busselman
PhD/DVM Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
r_busselman@tamu.edu
TAMU Merit Fellow 2018–2022
PEO Scholar 2023/2024
Meredith Anderson, DVM
PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
ande1616@tamu.edu
TAMU Merit Fellow 2020–2024
Jordan Salomon, MS
PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
jsalomon@cvm.tamu.edu
TAMU Diversity Fellow 2019-2023
Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias, BSc Vet Med, MSc
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
jfimbres@cvm.tamu.edu
CVM Diversity Fellow 2019-2023
Mycha Van Allen
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
VMBS Merit Fellow 2023-2027
Ilana Mosley
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
dixm57@tamu.edu
IMSD T32 and Avilés-Johnson Fellowship 2021-2025
Amanda Beckman
PhD Student (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
akb13@tamu.edu
Co-advised by Dr. Gil Rosenthal
2022 Senator Phill Gramm Award Winner
See Amanda’s website here: https://www.amandatalksturkey.org/
Non-Thesis Graduate Students
Lauren Cole
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
Luis Quintanilla
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
Brian Okosun
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
Veterinary Student & Resident Researchers
Olivia Ashbaugh
VMSRTP, 2023
Alyssa Hartman
VMSRTP, 2023
Undergraduate Students
Kimia Samiee
Undergraduate researcher
Haydee Montemay
Undergraduate researcher
Isabel McAllister
Undergraduate researcher