Our research is broadly collaborative and driven by real world issues. At any given time we may have more than a dozen active projects combining field and laboratory work with colleagues from around the country in a variety of disciplines.
Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD)
We are currently engaged in a multi-state effort, Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD), to maximize sampling efficiency and improve its effectiveness to benefit state agencies.
Bald Eagles Population Impact Study 2018-2021
Uncovering the history of lead toxicity and the population level impact on bald eagles...
White-tailed Deer Fawn Survival
Working with partners to assess health and survival in newborn fawns...
Chronic Wasting Disease Risk Assessment and Prevention Planning
Reducing the risk of a serious threat to wild white tailed deer....
Lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV)
We determined that up to 80% of adult turkeys in NY are infected with LPDV...
Eastern Hellbender Conservation
Improving survival odds of North America's only giant salamander species - the Eastern Hellbender
Emergence of Black Bear Mange in New York
Understanding the transmission of a newly emerging disease of black bears...