About Shana
Dr. Shana Gillette, a Behavioral Scientist at the USDA: APHIS: Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health – Fort Collins, Colorado, also holds an affiliate faculty position within Clinical Sciences.
Dr. Gillette is active in ongoing research collaborations and has been contributing to the educational mission of the department through her mentorship of Masters' students. Additionally, she has previous experience within the department as a Sr. Research Scientist before transitioning to her current role with the USDA: APHIS: Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health.
Education
PhD, University of Washington, Communication, 1998MA, University of Missouri-Columbia, Journalism, 1991BA, University of Iowa, Botany and History, 1986
Certifications
Fulbright Scholar, Paris, France
1990-1991Science Journalism Fellow, Science Journalism Center, Columbia, Missouri
1988-1990Sorbonne. Certificat Pratique de Langue Francais
Spring 1988, Paris, France
Publications
Gillette, S.C. (2008). Risk Model Design for Decision-Making in Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Proceedings of the U.S. Animal Health Association’s Annual Meeting. Greensboro, North Carolina.Gillette, S.C. (2008). An organizational structure for a new communication environment. In D. Chavez & J. Absher (Eds.) A Collection of Fire Social Research. Portland, OR: USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.Giri, C., Zhu, Z., Tieszen, L.L., Sing, A., Gillette, S.C., & Kelmelis, J.A. (2008). Mangrove forest distribution and dynamics (1975-2005) in the tsunami-impacted area of Asia. Journal of Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 3, 519-528.Gillette, S.C., Taylor, J.G., Chavez, D., Hodgson, R.W., & Downing, J.L. (2007). Citizen journalism in a time of crisis: lessons from California wildfires. The Electronic Journal of Communication, 17 (3,4).Taylor, J.G., Gillette, S.C., Hodgson, R.W., Downing, J.L., Burns, M., Chavez, D., & Hogan, J.T. (2007). Informing the network: improving communication with interface communities during wildland fire. Human Ecology Review, 14(2), 198-211.Gillette, S.C., & Lamb, B.L. (2005). Core competencies for natural resource negotiation. Environmental Practice, 7 (3), 155-1.Lamb, B.L., Taylor, J.G., Burkardt, N., & Gillette, S.C. (2005). The effects of urgency to reach agreement on the process and outcome. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 8 (3), 372-3.Gillette, S.C. (Fall, 2013) Indentifying the public health benefits of livestock-dependent, agro-ecosystems under climate change. Animal Health Research Review (AHRR) Special Issue: Animal infectious disease and climate change.
Research Specialty
Small Animal Exclusive/Predominant (including pet exotics)
Wildlife/Zoo