Members - Schubot Center for Avian Health

Join us—all avian research enthusiasts are welcome!

The Schubot Center brings together a diverse group of faculty members and staff from several different departments and colleges at Texas A&M University. This interdisciplinary team is enriched by input from a select group of adjunct professors from across the United States and the world.

Faculty & Staff Members

Dr. Sarah A. Hamer Director, Schubot Center for Avian Health and Richard Schubot Endowed Chair	Dr. Giri Athrey Assistant Professor, Poultry Science Department College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Dr. Sujata Balasubramanian Associate Research Scientist, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences	Dr. Alice Blue-McLendon Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
Dr. Janice Boyd Adjunct Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology	Dr. Donald Brightsmith Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology	Dr. Kira Delmore Assistant Professor, Biology	Dr. Norman Dronan Professor, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Dr. Jacquelyn K. Grace Assistant Professor, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences	Dr. Jianhua (Joe) Guo Associate Research Scientist, Veterinary Pathobiology	Dr. Gabriel Hamer Associate Professor, Entomology	Dr. J. Jill Heatley Associate Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Dr. Sharman Hoppes Adjunct Clinical Professor and Professor Emerita, Small Animal Clinical Sciences	Dr. Caitlin Mencio Assistant Research Scientist, Veterinary Pathobiology; Schubot Center	Dr. Jeffrey Musser Clinical Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology	Debra Turner Senior Research Associate, Veterinary Pathobiology; Schubot Lab & Aviary Manager

Schubot Aviary Veterinary Students (SAVS)

Adrian Arrellano DVM Student	Jacqueline Babin DVM Student	Daniella Burleson DVM Student	Catherine Caprio DVM Student
Amanda Day DVM Student	Zoe Kolkhorst DVM Student	Stephen Levert DVM Student	Kiera Merritt DVM Student
Krista Johns DVM Student	Gracelynn Morrow DVM Student	Skye Sneed DVM student	Ty Tortella DVM student
Constance Vernham DVM Student

Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Research Associates

Dayvion Adams MSc Student, Entomology	Meredith Anderson, DVM PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Amanda Beckman PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Melanie Florkowski PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cora Garcia Graduate Student	Jocelyn Hunyadi PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Elena Iacono PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Amy Janik PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Hannah Justen PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Katrina Keith PhD Student, Ecology and Conservation Biology	Simon Kiacz PhD Student, Biomedical Sciences	Dr. Abigail (Abby) Kimmitt Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecology and Conservations Biology
Joshua Lerner PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Viridiana Martinez PhD Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences	Michael McCloy PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Kelley Sampeck PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Dr. Gabriela "Gaby" Vigo-Trauco Postdoctoral Research Associate	E.V. Voltura PhD Student, Biomedical Sciences	Constance Woodman PhD Student, Biomedical Sciences	Dr. Italo Zecca Postdoctoral Research Associate, Veterinary Intergrative Biosciences

Student Avian Caretakers

Anissa Brooks	Lilliana Garcia	Elizabeth Grimes, MSc Student Technician Class of 2025	Mackenzie Hoffman Husbandry Technician
Claire Huff	Anissa Mangrola	Mary Schech	Sabryna Scott
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