Michael Yabsley

Michael Yabsley

Arnett C. Mace Jr. Distinguished Professor, Wildlife Disease

Education
  • PhD Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, 2004
  • MS Zoology (Parasitology), Clemson University, 2000
  • BS Biological Sciences (major) and Wildlife Biology (minor), Clemson University, 1997
Professional Appointments

WILD(POPH) 5100/7100 Wildlife Disease Ecology and Management

POPH 8580 Current Topics in Wildlife Health

FYOS 1001 Freshman Odyssey Seminar: Wildlife Diseases-why do we care?

IDIS 5200/5200L Veterinary Helminthology, Ectoparasitology, and Protozoology

POPH 5201 Wildlife Diseases

POPH 6000 Comparative Parasitology and the Changing Global Climate

Awards & Honors

2021 – AAVP-William C. Campbell One-Health Award

2021 – UGA CVM Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award

2020 – UGA CVM Research Mentor Award

2018 – UGA Creative Research Medal

2017 – Herrick Award for Excellence in Teaching

2017 – Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Research

Areas of Expertise

Wildlife Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases, Parasitology, Vector-borne pathogens

Publications

List of publications on PubMed

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