CWD Expert Advisory Group Members (as of January 2023)

Members of the CWD Expert Advisory Group provide critical input and direction into all CIDRAP CWD-related activities, but they do not necessarily endorse the content of this website or statements made by CIDRAP staff.

  • Wiktor Adamowicz, PhD, Professor and Vice Dean, Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Resource Economics and En­­­­­vironmental Sociology, University of Alberta
  • Kip Adams, MS, Chief Conservation Officer, National Deer Association
  • Judd Aiken, PhD, Professor, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta
  • Sir Roy Anderson, PhD, FRS, FMedSci, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London & Immediate Past Director, London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
  • Brian Appleby, MD, Professor and Director, National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University & Medical Director, Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) Foundation
  • Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, PhD, PE, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Travis Bartnick, MS, Wildlife Biologist, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
  • Jason Bartz, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Creighton University
  • Sylvie Benestad, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
  • Vincent Béringue, PhD, Research Director, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment
  • Trent Bollinger, DVM, DVSc, Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan & Regional Director, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
  • Michelle Carstensen, PhD, Wildlife Health Program Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Neil Cashman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia & Academic Director, Vancouver Coastal Health ALS Clinic
  • Larisa Cervenakova, MD, PhD, Senior Biomedical Consultant & Former Medical Director, Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
  • David Clausen, DVM, Former Chair, Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
  • John Collinge, MD, FRCP, FRS, Professor and Head, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, Institute of Neurology & Director, MRC Prion Unit, University College London & Director, NHS National Prion Clinic, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Louis Cornicelli, PhD, Senior Analyst, Southwick Associates
  • Michael Coulthart, PhD, Head, Canadian Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance System, Public Health Agency of Canada 
  • Matt Dunfee, Special Programs Director, Wildlife Management Institute & Director, Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
  • Douglas Duren, Conservationist, Land Manager, Farmer and Frequent Contributor, The MeatEater
  • Craig Engwall, JD, Senior Legal and Program Advisor, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources & Former Executive Director, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association
  • John Fischer, DVM, PhD, Professor Emeritus & Former Director of the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia
  • Sabine Gilch, PhD, Associate Professor and Prion Disease Research Chair, Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
  • Colin Gillin, DVM, State Wildlife Veterinarian, Wildlife Health and Population Lab, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Justin Greenlee, DVM, PhD, Research Veterinary Medical Officer and Prion Disease Scientist, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture
  • Samia Hannaoui, PhD, Research Associate, Calgary Prion Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
  • Allen Herbst, PhD, Prion Biologist and Diagnostic Biochemist, National Wildlife Health Center, US Geological Survey
  • Edward Hoover, DVM, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, Prion Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University & Member, National Academy of Sciences
  • Travis Kirkwood, Senior Policy Coordinator, Strategic Policy Integration Sector, Assembly of First Nations
  • Qingzhong Kong, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology, Neurology, and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
  • Terry Kreeger, DVM, PhD, Instructor, Center for Wildlife Studies & Former State Wildlife Veterinarian, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
  • Peter Larsen, PhD, Co-Director, Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach & Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
  • Russell Mason, PhD, Executive in Residence, Michigan Department of Natural Resources & Adjunct Professor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
  • Candace Mathiason, PhD, Associate Professor and Research Head, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University & Director, Infectious Disease Research and Response Network & Co-Founder/Director, Women in Science Network
  • Debbie McKenzie, PhD, Professor, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
  • Rodrigo Morales, PhD, Associate Professor, Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas
  • Keith Munro, PhD, Wildlife Biologist, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
  • Tracy Nichols, PhD, Program Manager and Science Officer, Cervid Health Program, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture
  • Nick Pinizzotto, MA, President and CEO, National Deer Association
  • Brent Race, DVM, Veterinary Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
  • Darrel Rowledge, Director, Alliance for Public Wildlife
  • Hermann M. Schaetzl, MD, PhD, Professor and Head, Prion Biology and Immunology, Calgary Prion Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
  • Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, State Public Health Veterinarian, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Lawrence Schonberger, MD, Assistant Director for Public Health and Chief, Prion and Public Health Office, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Krysten Schuler, PhD, Wildlife Disease Ecologist and Assistant Research Professor, Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Claudio Soto, PhD, Director, Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Brain Disorders, & Professor, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas
  • Iga Stasiak, DVM, DVSc, Wildlife Health Specialist, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
  • Chad Stewart, MS, Deer, Elk, and Moose Management Specialist, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Kelly Straka, DVM, MPH, Wildlife Section Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Paul Strengers, MD, Healthcare Consultant and Member of the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization, World Health Organization
  • Jason Sumners, MS, Deputy Director, Resource Management, Missouri Department of Conservation
  • Glenn Telling, PhD, Director, Prion Research Center & Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
  • Michael Tonkovich, PhD, Deer Program Administrator, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
  • Jørn Våge, PhD, Senior Researcher and Chronic Wasting Disease Coordinator, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
  • Scott Weber, VMD, Communications Liaison and Senior Research Investigator, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
  • David Westaway, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
  • Margaret Wild, DVM, PhD, Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University & Former Chief Wildlife Veterinarian, National Park Service
  • Tiffany Wolf, DVM, PhD, Co-Director, Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach & Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
  • Mark Zabel, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology & Associate Dean for Research, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University

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