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
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/08/VMX230115-1.jpeg)
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](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/09/auckland_lisa-web.jpg)
Lisa Auckland
Senior Research Associate
lauckland@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-458-4924
![kkillets photo](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/09/kkillets-photo-e1558473933911.jpg)
Keswick Killets, MS
Research Associate
kkillets@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-458-4924
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/09/Dr.-Sujata.png)
Sujata Balasubramanian, MS, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
sbalasubramanian@cvm.tamu.edu
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2019/05/curtis-robles_rachel.jpg)
Rachel Curtis-Robles, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist (part-time)
rcurtis@cvm.tamu.edu
![Julia Gonzalez](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/11/Julia_Gonzalez_Foto-CV_small-271x300.jpg)
Julia González González, MS, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
gonzalezj@exchange.tamu.edu
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2019/04/rachel-busselman-819x1024.jpeg)
Rachel Busselman, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate (part-time)
r_busselman@tamu.edu
Graduate Students (PhD + MS thesis)
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2020/09/MeredithAnderson-819x1024.jpeg)
Meredith Anderson, DVM
PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
ande1616@tamu.edu
TAMU Merit Fellow 2020–2024
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2019/12/Jordan_Salomon20191216_4.jpeg)
Jordan Salomon, MS
PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
jsalomon@cvm.tamu.edu
TAMU Diversity Fellow 2019-2023
Visit Jordan’s website here: https://jordansalomon.weebly.com/
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2020/04/JuanPablo-806x1024.jpg)
Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias, BSc Vet Med, MSc
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
jfimbres@cvm.tamu.edu
VMBS Diversity Fellow 2019-2023
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/05/MychaVanAllen-238x300.jpg)
Mycha Van Allen, MS
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
VMBS Merit Fellow 2023-2027
Associate Wildlife Biologist®
mycha.vanallen@tamu.edu
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2021/10/Mosley-683x1024.jpg)
Ilana Mosley
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
dixm57@tamu.edu
IMSD T32 and Avilés-Johnson Fellowship 2021-2025
Non-Thesis Graduate Students
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2021/01/LAurenCole-731x1024.jpeg)
Lauren Cole
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2022/09/LuisQuintanilla-811x1024.jpg)
Luis Quintanilla
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
![Brian Okosun](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/01/Brian_Okosun-1024x1024.jpeg)
Brian Okosun
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
Molly Guyette
DVM/MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
2021-present
![Katalina Duran](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/11/katalinaimage--768x1024.jpg)
Katalina Duran
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
2023-present
![Yesenia Fuentes](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/11/YeseniaFuentes_IMG_3854-1-1024x683.jpeg)
Yesenia Fuentes
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
2023-present
Brailee Whetstone
MS Veterinary Public Health Epidemiology
2023-present
Veterinary Student & Resident Researchers
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/05/OliviaAshbaugh2-238x300.jpg)
Olivia Ashbaugh
VMSRTP, 2023
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/05/AlyssaHartman3-238x300.jpg)
Alyssa Hartman
VMSRTP, 2023
Undergraduate Students
![](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/01/Haydee_Montemayor-671x1024.jpg)
Haydee Montemayor
Undergraduate researcher
2023-present
![Isabel McAllister](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/01/IsabelMcAlaster-731x1024.jpg)
Isabel McAllister
Undergraduate researcher
Oceanography major
2022-present
![Presley Griffin](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/11/Presley-Griffin_IMG_9986_Original-768x1024.jpg)
Presley Griffin
Undergraduate Volunteer
Zoology major
2023-present
![Kinsey - Moore](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/11/Kinsey-Moore-Photos.jpeg)
Kinsey Moore
Undergraduate Worker
2023-present
![Andrea Almeida](https://vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2024/01/1-1.png)
Andres Alamia
Undergraduate Worker
2024-present