EcoHealth Alliance's Scientists

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Peter Daszak President

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

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  SCIENTISTS Alix Armero Bioinformatician

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

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  SCIENTISTS Shannon Ball Research Scientist and Epidemiologist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Rebecca Bodenham Field Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Robin Breen Research Assistant

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Victoria Bugni Economist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Ellen Carlin Fellow

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

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  SCIENTISTS Jamie Cooksey Research Project Assistant

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Jim Desmond Field Veterinarian

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Jonathan Epstein Vice President for Science and Outreach

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Evan Eskew Fellow

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Yasha Feferholtz Fellow

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Hume Field Senior Fellow

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Cadhla Firth Senior Research Scientist and Program Coordinator

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

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

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

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  SCIENTISTS Emily Hagan Behavioral Risk Program Manager & Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Tara Hoda Senior Program Manager

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

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  SCIENTISTS Tom Hughes Senior Fellow

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Ariful Islam Senior Scientist, Bangladesh Programs Coordinator

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Maria Kaczmarek Senior Research Scientist & Program Coordinator

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

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  SCIENTISTS Morgan Kain Research Scientist

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

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

  Dr. William B. Karesh is the Executive Vice President for Health and Policy at…

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  SCIENTISTS Siyeun Kim

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

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  SCIENTISTS Lev Kolinski Research Assistant

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Alice Latinne Fellow

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

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  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…

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  SCIENTISTS Becca Leaman Program Coordinator

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

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  SCIENTISTS Hongying Li Senior Program Coordinator and Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Catherine Machalaba Principal Scientist, Health and Policy

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

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  SCIENTISTS Stephanie Martinez Behavioral Risk Research Coordinator

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

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  SCIENTISTS Emma Mendelsohn Senior Data Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Sarah Munro Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Kevin Olival Vice President for Research

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Kendra Phelps Senior Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Paula R. Prist Senior Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Noam Ross Principal Scientist, Computational Research

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

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

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Cecilia Sánchez Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Collin Schwantes Data Librarian

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

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  SCIENTISTS Alice Stevenson Program Manager

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

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  SCIENTISTS Ava Sullivan Project Manager and Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Johana Teigen RVF/CCHF Research Assistant

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

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  SCIENTISTS Dr. Marc Valitutto Senior Field Wildlife Veterinarian

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

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  SCIENTISTS Su Yadana Research Scientist

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

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  SCIENTISTS Robert Young Senior Research Software Engineer

  Robert Young is infrastructure lead on the REPEL project and develops software and infrastructure…