Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Animal Health Research Center, Department of Population Health
AHRC Science Director, Adjunct Faculty, Professor
Expertise
Wildlife Diseases | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | Virology
Biography
Education
- M.P.H., University of Arizona, 2001
- Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1999
- M.S., University of Arizona, 1995
- B.S., University of Arizona, 1992
Teaching Experience
POPH 5180 Public Health
Research Interests
Dr. Mead is a professor in the Department of Population Health and the science director at the Animal Health Research Center (AHRC). The central theme of his research is to gain a better understanding of the interrelationships and natural history of wildlife, domestic animal, and human pathogens. To this end, for the last 20+ years his research has focused on the transmission dynamics of vector-borne pathogens, the ecology of pathogens affecting domestic animals, wildlife, and humans, and developing animal models to study high consequence pathogens.
In his role as science director of the AHRC, he helps investigators and collaborators navigate through the paperwork associated with high containment research, assist with study design and implementation, and help train faculty, staff, and students to work in the high security/high containment environment.
Specific areas of study include:
- Vector-borne diseases
- Molecular epidemiology
- Ecology of infectious diseases
- Host-parasite interactions
Publications
Publications by Dr. Mead may be found on PubMed.
