Infectious Disease Ecology
The study of the interactions among pathogens or parasites and their human, animal or plant hosts in the context of their environment and evolution.
The study of the interactions among pathogens or parasites and their human, animal or plant hosts in the context of their environment and evolution.
Interim Dean
UGA Athletic Association Professor of Ecology
Graduate Program Faculty
Ecology building, Rm. 190
Office: (706) 542-9251
Fax: (706) 542-4819
saltizer@uga.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Operations
Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Ecology
Lothar Tresp Honors Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Ecology building, Rm. 194B
Office: 706-583-0012
Fax: 706-542-4819
jebyers@uga.edu
Assistant Research Scientist
Graduate Program Faculty
Ecology building, Rm. 183
Office: (706) 542-8112
Fax: (706) 542-4819
akdavis@uga.edu
Distinguished Research Professor
Director, Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Graduate Program Faculty
Ecology building, Rm. 26
Office: 706) 818-4452
Fax: (706) 542-3344
jdrake@uga.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Graduate Program Faculty
UGA Foundation Professor in Ecology
Graduate Program Faculty
Ecology building, Rm. 107
Office: (706) 542-2968
Fax: (706) 542-4819
ecohead@uga.edu
Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ecology building, Rm. 137
Office: (706) 395-5350
Fax: (706) 542-4819
rjhall@uga.edu
Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ecology building, Rm. 34
Office: (706) 542-5373
Fax: (706) 542-4819
awpark@uga.edu
Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Office: (803) 725-6328
Fax: (803) 725-7471
benparrott@srel.uga.edu
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology and Infectious Diseases
Regents' Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ecology building, Rm. 103
Office: (706) 542-8838
Fax: (706) 542-4819
rohani@uga.edu
Lecturer
Graduate Program Faculty
Ecology building, Rm. 155C
Office: 706-372-1719
jpschmidt270@gmail.com
Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Dept. of Genetics, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Davison Life Sciences Complex, Rm. C326B
Office: (706) 542-7720
jpwares@uga.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Associate Professor, Cornell University Dept. of Entomology
Graduate Program Faculty
North American monarch butterflies are increasingly plagued by a debilitating parasite, with major implications for their conservation.
Odum School researchers have developed mathematical models to understand how pathogen transmission in wildlife populations is altered by urbanization.
Alex Strauss is studying how algal blooms interact with host-parasite dynamics to influence biodiversity of zooplankton in local ponds.