Sarah Hamer
ProfessorResearch and Scholarly Interests
Disease ecology and epidemiology; one health initiative; wildlife diseases; avian health; vector-borne diseases; ticks; Lyme disease and other tick-borne zoonoses; Chagas disease; conservation medicine
Bio
Sarah runs a research lab focused on the ecology and epidemiology of emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. Her studies of human populations, wildlife, domestic animals, vector and parasite communities allow her to work with collaborators from various disciplines across diverse landscapes, including the US-Mexico borderlands. She is the director of the Schubot Center for Avian Health—an avian health research center that unites students and faculty from across departments to study the biotic and abiotic factors that impact the health of birds, both in the wild and in captivity. Sarah enjoys immersing students in investigations that span the field and lab. In 2018, she joined the Epidemiology specialty within the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM).
Education
DACVPM (Epi), Diplomate of the American College Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology), 2016
DVM, Michigan State University, 2011
PhD, Michigan State University, 2010, Fisheries & Wildlife; Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior
MS, University of Illinois, 2003, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
BS, University of Illinois, 2001, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Epidemiology
Infectious Disease
Public Health
Parasitology
Ecology
Conservation
Avian Health
VIBS 413: Introductory Epidemiology
VIBS 607: Applied Epidemiology
ENTO/VIBS 426/626: Methods in Vector-borne Disease Ecology
EEBL 610: Community Ecology: Disease ecology module
VIBS 681: Epidemiology Seminar (previous topics: Border Health; Climate change and vector-borne disease; Animal sentinels of zoonotic disease)