Current Team

Principal Investigator
	Sarah A. Hamer, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVPM (epi) Associate Professor of Epidemiology Veterinary Integrative Biosciences & Veterinary Pathobiology Richard Schubot Endowed Chair & Director of the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center Associate Wildlife Biologist® shamer@cvm.tamu.edu \| 979.847.5693 Diplomate of the American College Veterinary Preventive Medicine, 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. Dr. Hamer's Directory Profile >>
Research Staff
	Lisa Auckland Research Associate lauckland@cvm.tamu.edu \| 979-458-4924
	Keswick Killets Research Associate kkillets@cvm.tamu.edu \| 979-458-4924
	Sujata Balasubramanian, MS, PhD Associate Research Scientist sbalasubramanian@cvm.tamu.edu \| 979-458-4924
	Debra Turner Senior Research Associate, Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center (VTPB) DDTurner@cvm.tamu.edu \| 979-862-2327
	Jianhua Guo, PhD Associate Research Scientist, Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center (VTPB) jguo@cvm.tamu.edu
Postdoctoral Associates
	Rachel Curtis-Robles, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate (part-time) rcurtis@cvm.tamu.edu
	Alyssa Meyers, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate ameyers@cvm.tamu.edu
	Italo Zecca, MPH, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate ibzecca@cvm.tamu.edu
Graduate Students
	Spencer DeBrock PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology) spencer.debrock@tamu.edu CVM Merit Fellow 2018–2022
	Edward Davila, MPH PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology) edwarddavila@tamu.edu TAMU Diversity Fellow 2018–2022
	Rachel Busselman PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) r_busselman@tamu.edu TAMU Merit Fellow 2018–2022
	Jordan Salomon PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) jsalomon@cvm.tamu.edu TAMU Diversity Fellow 2019-2023
	Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology) jfimbres@cvm.tamu.edu CVM Diversity Fellow 2019-2023
	Carlos Rodriguez MS Student (Veterinary Public Health: Epidemiology) crodriguez@tvmdl.tamu.edu
	Keswick Killets MS in Veterinary Public Health: Epidemiology kkillets@cvm.tamu.edu
Non-Thesis Graduate Students
Veterinary Student & Resident Researchers
	Skye Sneed VMSRTP Summer ’18
Undergraduate Students
	Allyson Koger Undergraduate researcher
	Kaitlyn Perez Undergraduate researcher