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)
- Certified 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
Senior Research Associate
lauckland@cvm.tamu.edu | 979.458.4924
Keswick Killets, MS
Research Associate
kkillets@cvm.tamu.edu | 979.458.4924
Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias, BSc Vet Med, MSc, PhD
Research Associate
jfimbres@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
Julia González González, MS, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
gonzalezj@exchange.tamu.edu
Rachel Busselman, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate (part-time)
r_busselman@tamu.edu
Graduate Students (PhD + MS thesis)
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
Mycha Van Allen, MS
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
TAMU Merit Fellow 2023–2027
Associate Wildlife Biologist®
mycha.vanallen@tamu.edu
Visit Mycha’s website here.
Ilana Mosley
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
dixm57@tamu.edu
IMSD T32 and Avilés-Johnson Fellowship 2021-2025
Amanda Waugh, MS
PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)
awaugh@tamu.edu
TAMU Merit Fellow 2024-2028
Non-Thesis Graduate Students
Katalina Duran
MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
2023–present
Yesenia Fuentes
MS Veterinary Public Health &Epidemiology
2023–present
Andres Alamia
MS Veterinary Public Health &Epidemiology
2024–present
Veterinary Student & Resident Researchers
Molly Guyette
DVM/MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
2021–present
Emily Richards
DVM/MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
2024–present
Olivia Miller
DVM/MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
2024–present
Harry Brightman
VMSRTP, 2024
Undergraduate Students
Haydee Montemayor
Undergraduate researcher
2023–present
Isabel McAllister
Undergraduate researcher
Oceanography major
2022–present
Kinsey Moore
Undergraduate Worker
2023–present
Jasmine Wong
Undergraduate Worker
2024–present
