Department of Pathology
Anatomic Pathology, Professor
Expertise
Vector-Borne Diseases | Wildlife & Exotic Animal Diseases | Zoonotic Diseases
Biography
Research Interests
- Effects of anthropogenic environmental change on the ecology and evolution of infectious disease
- Theoretical and applied ecology of infectious diseases, particularly multi-host vector borne pathogens
- Chagas disease ecology
- Pathology and ecology of wildlife diseases; effects of parasites/pathogens on wildlife population dynamics
- Diseases of Neotropical wildlife
- Wildlife pathology and disease ecology
- Holistic studies of zoonotic diseases: incorporating ecological, evolutionary, economic, and social approaches to understand, predict, and prevent transmission
Educational Background
- BA (1989), Biology, Colgate University
- DVM (1993), Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine
- MS (1996), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida
- Residency (1999), Wildlife and Zoo Pathology, Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo
- PhD (2009), Ecology, Odum School of Ecology, The University of Georgia
- Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Selected Publications
Additional publications by Dr. Gottdenker may be found at Google Scholar.
