EcoHealth Alliance’s expert scientists include wildlife veterinarians, epidemiologists, biologists, technologists, analytic modelers and public health professionals. Learn more about our dynamic team of scientists.

EcoHealth Alliance's Scientists

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Peter Daszak President

    Dr. Peter Daszak is President of EcoHealth Alliance, a US-based organization that conducts research…

  • SCIENTISTS Alix Armero Bioinformatician

    Dr. Alix Armero is a bioinformatician at EcoHealth Alliance. Alix works on zoonotic and…

  • SCIENTISTS Shannon Ball Research Scientist and Epidemiologist

    Shannon works as a Research Scientist and Epidemiologist at EcoHealth Alliance, focusing on better…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Rebecca Bodenham Field Scientist

    Having joined EcoHealth Alliance as Field Scientist on the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever project, Becca…

  • SCIENTISTS Robin Breen Research Assistant

    Serving as a Research Assistant for EcoHealth Alliance, Robin focuses on identifying, developing, and…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Victoria Bugni Economist

    Dr. Victoria Bugni is an environmental economist with research focusing on international economics, infectious…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Ellen Carlin Fellow

    Dr. Ellen Carlin received a bachelor’s of science in biology from the College of…

  • SCIENTISTS Jamie Cooksey Research Project Assistant

    Jamie Cooksey has joined EcoHealth Alliance as a Research Project Assistant on the “Reducing…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Jim Desmond Field Veterinarian

    Dr. Jim Desmond is a consulting veterinarian with EcoHealth Alliance. Dr. Desmond’s primary role…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Jonathan Epstein Vice President for Science and Outreach

    A veterinarian and disease ecologist, Dr. Jonathan Epstein is the Vice President for Science…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Evan Eskew Fellow

    Dr. Evan Eskew is broadly interested in disease ecology and conservation. He explores these…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Yasha Feferholtz Fellow

    As EcoHealth Alliance’s senior economist, Dr. Yasha Feferholtz’s job is not only the study…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Hume Field Senior Fellow

    Dr. Hume Field is an international authority on emerging zoonoses associated with bats. His…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Cadhla Firth Senior Research Scientist and Program Coordinator

    Dr. Cadhla Firth is a Senior Research Scientist and Program Coordinator at EcoHealth Alliance…

  • SCIENTISTS Urias S. Goll, Esq.

    Mr. Urias Goll is a legal, environmental, and natural resources practitioner. He holds a…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Ernest Guevarra Research Data Scientist, Modeling and Analytics

    Dr. Ernest Guevarra is Research Data Scientist for Modelling and Analytics at EcoHealth Alliance….

  • SCIENTISTS Emily Hagan Behavioral Risk Program Manager & Research Scientist

    As a Research Scientist, Emily Hagan combines her global public health interest to the…

  • SCIENTISTS Tara Hoda Senior Program Manager

    Tara Hoda is the senior program manager for EcoHealth Alliance’s Conservation Works (CW) activity….

  • SCIENTISTS Tom Hughes Senior Fellow

    As Malaysian Project Coordinator at EcoHealth Alliance, Tom Hughes coordinates all of our sampling,…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Ariful Islam Senior Scientist, Bangladesh Programs Coordinator

    Dr. Ariful Islam graduated with a DVM and a MS in Pharmacology from Chittagong…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Maria Kaczmarek Senior Research Scientist & Program Coordinator

    Dr. Maria “Maryska” Kaczmarek applies her background in evolutionary biology and virology to her…

  • SCIENTISTS Morgan Kain Research Scientist

    Morgan joined EcoHealth Alliance in 2022 to work on understanding the circulation, shedding, and…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. William Karesh Executive Vice President for Health and Policy

    Dr. William (Billy) Karesh is an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases, wildlife conservation,…

  • SCIENTISTS Siyeun Kim

    Siyeun Kim is a research scientist at EcoHealth Alliance. She is part of the…

  • SCIENTISTS Lev Kolinski Research Assistant

    Lev works as a Research Project Assistant for EcoHealth Alliance’s “What’s the Fever” zoonotic…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Alice Latinne Fellow

    As a research scientist at EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Alice Latinne aims at better understanding…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Anne Laudisoit Senior Scientist, PREDICT Country Liaison

    Anne Laudisoit is an eco-epidemiologist (joint PhD between ULg-UAnvers) working for EcoHealth Alliance (New…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Nathan Layman Research Scientist

    Dr. Nathan Layman is a Research Scientist at EcoHealth Alliance with extensive experience in…

  • SCIENTISTS Becca Leaman Program Coordinator

    Becca works as a Program Coordinator on the USAID-funded Conservation Works (CW) activity based…

  • SCIENTISTS Hongying Li Senior Program Coordinator and Research Scientist

    Hongying Li is the senior program coordinator and a research scientist at EcoHealth Alliance….

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Catherine Machalaba Principal Scientist, Health and Policy

    Dr. Catherine Machalaba supports the EcoHealth Alliance’s efforts to operationalize One Health approaches for…

  • SCIENTISTS Stephanie Martinez Behavioral Risk Research Coordinator

    As the Behavioral Risk Research Coordinator, Stephanie Martinez brings her applied social science training…

  • SCIENTISTS Emma Mendelsohn Senior Data Scientist

    Emma Mendelsohn is a Senior Data Scientist specializing in applied statistical modeling to characterize…

  • SCIENTISTS Sarah Munro Research Scientist

    Sarah integrates her multidisciplinary background in epidemiology, environmental health science, and marine biology into…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Kevin Olival Vice President for Research

    Dr. Kevin Olival is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who has been researching emerging…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Kendra Phelps Senior Scientist

    Dr. Kendra Phelps applies her keen interest in the ways that humans alter our…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Paula R. Prist Senior Research Scientist

    As a Senior Research Scientist at EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Paula Ribeiro Prist is part…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Noam Ross Principal Scientist, Computational Research

    Dr. Noam Ross is Principal Scientist for Computational Research at EcoHealth Alliance. He studies…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Melinda Rostal Principal Scientist, Vector-Borne Diseases

    Dr. Melinda “Mindy” Rostal is a principal scientist in vector-borne diseases, the Rift Valley…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Cecilia Sánchez Senior Research Scientist

    As a Senior Research Scientist at EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Cecilia Sánchez is part of…

  • SCIENTISTS Collin Schwantes Data Librarian

    As a Data Librarian, Collin Schwantes uses his experience developing reproducible analytics workflows and…

  • SCIENTISTS Alice Stevenson Program Manager

    Alice is the Program Manager at EcoHealth Alliance for the One Health Workforce –…

  • SCIENTISTS Ava Sullivan Project Manager and Research Scientist

    As Project Manager and Research Scientist, Ava Sullivan works on a variety of dynamic…

  • SCIENTISTS Johana Teigen RVF/CCHF Research Assistant

    As a research assistant, Johana supports both the Rift Valley fever project and the…

  • SCIENTISTS Dr. Marc Valitutto Senior Field Wildlife Veterinarian

    Serving as the senior field veterinarian for EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Marc Valitutto focuses on…

  • SCIENTISTS Su Yadana Research Scientist

    Su works with EcoHealth Alliance’s EID-SEARCH team to study the spillover of viral pathogens…