Paul Cross' Students, Technicians and Collaborators

Current Technicians

Mike Ebinger Research Technician Phone: 406-994-7456 Email: MREbinger@hotmail.com

Current Students

Angela Brennan PhD Candidate, Montana State University Phone: 406-600-1674 Email: angie_brennan@hotmail.com USGS Advisor: Paul Cross

Student Collaborators

Emily Almberg PhD Student, Penn State Chronic wasting disease, canine distemper, and mange. USGS Advisor: Paul Cross

Postdoctoral Scholars

	Pauline Kamath Ecologist - Post Doc Phone: 406-994-7456 Fax: 406-994-6556 Email: pkamath@usgs.gov
	Dave Christianson Postdoctoral Scholar, Montana State University Email: davealanchris@yahoo.com USGS Advisor: Paul Cross

Senior Collaborators

Raina Plowright - Smith Fellow

Gordon Luikart - Elk and Brucella genetics

Dennis Aig - Brucellosis Outreach for NSF grant

Mary Poss - Viral tracking of mule deer

Emmanuel Serrano Ferron - Brucellosis in Spain

Colleen Webb - Evolution of chronic wasting disease

Roman Biek - Estimation of Cross-species transmission working group, NIH-DHS funded RAPIDD workshop

Jamie Lloyd-Smith - Estimation of Cross-species transmission working group, NIH-DHS funded RAPIDD workshop

Doug Smith - Yellowstone Wolf Project Mange

Peter Hudson - Mange in wolves (Almberg’s advisor)

Adam Munn - Thermal biology, mange in wolves

Brandon Scurlock - WGFD brucellosis feedground habitat Biologist

Eric Cole - National Elk Refuge Wildlife Biologist

Past Students and Lab Alumni

Tyler Creech. 2011. Masters thesis: Contact rates in ecology: using proximity loggers to explore disease transmission on Wyoming's Elk feedgrounds. Montana State University. Co-supervisor: Scott Creel

Victoria Patrek. 2009. Masters thesis: The Effects of Supplemental Feeding on Stress Hormone Levels in Elk. Montana State University. Co-supervisor: Mark Taper

Chris Oosthuizen. 2006. Honour’s thesis: Chemical immobilization of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Kruger National Park: Evaluating effects on survival and reproduction. University of Pretoria. Co-supervisor: Elissa Cameron

Craig Hay. 2006. Masters thesis: Choice of Social environment of male buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Tshwane University of Technology. Co-supervisor: Paul Funston

Past Field Supervisor/Collaborator

Bowers, JA. 2006. Masters thesis: Feeding patch selection of African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) in the central region of the Kruger National Park. Tshwane University of Technology.

Tania Bird. 2004. Masters thesis: Influence of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) on condition and reproductive success of females African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Kruger National Park. University of Pretoria.

Shane Abeare. 2004. Masters thesis: Dry season habitat and patch selection by African buffalo herds: test of a new home range estimator. University of Pretoria.

Valerio Macandza 2002. Masters thesis: Forage selection by African buffalo in the late dry season in two landscapes. Witwatersrand University.

Alex Caron. 2001. Masters thesis: Ecological implications of bovine tuberculosis in African Buffalo. University of Pretoria.