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Nick Hollingshead

Nicholas Hollingshead

As a data analyst at the CWHL, I provide expertise in data collection, management, analysis, and communication to support disease surveillance and wildlife health research. I develop and maintain databases, web-based applications and other digital technologies to improve data collection strategies, increase data sharing, and support the program goal to provide timely and effective communication to our collaborators, stakeholders, and the public. I also provide guidance on technologies that could improve the effectiveness of disease monitoring and surveillance efforts, with a strong focus on geographic information systems and the development of geospatial data resources relevant to animal health.

My background and training are primarily in geospatial applications for environmental science. In 2003, I graduated from the Master of Environmental Management (MEM) program at Duke University in Durham, NC. Prior to joining the CWHL, for more than 10 years, I was an environmental consultant with academic research groups, non-profit organizations and government agencies on projects related to natural resource monitoring and management.

In my current role at the CWHL, I am focused on improving data management and applications to improve our program’s efficiency and enhance our ability to monitor wildlife health in New York State. I am also particularly interested in how we communicate scientific data to our program partners, other wildlife professionals, and to the public, with the goal of increasing our collective understanding of wildlife health issues.

Select Publications

2022

Occurrence of Mange in American Black Bears (Ursus Americanus) in New York State, USA . Zulma Rojas-Sereno, Rachel C. Abbott, Kevin Hynes, Elizabeth Bunting, Jeremy Hurst, Steve Heerkens, Brenda Hanley, Nicholas Hollingshead, Patrick Martin, Krysten Schuler . Journal of Wildlife Diseases

2021

Species, causes, and outcomes of wildlife rehabilitation in New York State . Melissa Hanson, Nicholas Hollingshead, Krysten Schuler, William F. Siemer, Patrick Martin, Elizabeth M. Bunting . PLOS ONE

2019

Necrotizing Enteritis in Nesting Adult Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) in New York State, USA . Forzán MJ, J Okoniewski, M Lejeune, S Morrissey, W Zitek, N Hollingshead, E Bunting. . Journal of Wildlife Disease
Atypical Dermatophytosis in 12 North American Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) from the Northeastern United States 2010–2017 . Needle, DB, R Gibson, NA Hollingshead, IF Sidor, NJ Marra, D Rothenheber, AJ Thachil, BJ Stanhope, BA Stevens, JC Ellis, S Spanswick, M Murray, LB Goodman. . Pathogens
Infection of eight mesocarnivores in New Hampshire and Vermont with a distinct clade of canine distemper virus in 2016–2017 . David B. Needle, Vivien C. Burnell, Maria J. Forzan, Edward J. Dubovi, Krysten L. Schuler, Chris Bernier, Nicholas A. Hollingshead, Julie C. Ellis, Brian A. Stevens, Patrick Tate, Eman Anis, Rebecca P. Wilkes . Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

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White-tailed deer

Chronic Wasting Disease Risk Assessment and Prevention Planning

Reducing the risk of a serious threat to wild white tailed deer....

white-tialed buck

Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD)

Our Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD) collaboration has developed the CWD Data Warehouse, an online platform for CWD surveillance planning and data management available at no cost to wildlife agencies across North America.

White-tailed deer

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

Conducting surveillance for EHD virus in New York and surrounding states, with the goal of characterizing the prevalence of the virus, the degree of developing immunity among white-tailed deer, and the spatiotemporal dynamics of serotype distribution.

Female mallard duck with clutch of chicks

Waterfowl Contaminant Study

Measuring chemical contaminant loads in waterfowl to assess the health of waterfowl and the potential impact on hunters who consume them.

Furbearer coat closeup

Using Mathematical Models To Study Furbearer Populations

Using harvest data in mathematical models to help managers balance trapping activity with species sustainability.

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), buck

SARS-CoV-2 & White-tailed Deer

Investigating the extent of infection in deer in New York and examining the relationship between environmental variables to ascertain how deer may be exposed and spread the virus to other deer.

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