Administration

Leadership

Naomi Ward
Naomi Ward, Ph.D.

Department Head
Professor

(970) 491-6144

[email protected]

Zaid Abdo
Zaid Abdo, Ph.D.

Associate Department Head for Graduate Education
Professor

(970) 492-4455

[email protected]

Anne Avery
Anne Avery, V.M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Department Head of DVM and Service
Professor

(970) 491-6138

[email protected]

Candace Mathiason
Candace Mathiason, Ph.D.

Associate Department Head of Research
Director, Infectious Disease Research and Response Network
Professor

(970) 491-3975

[email protected]

Jennifer McLean
Jennifer McLean, Ph.D.

Associate Department Head for Undergrad Education
Associate Professor

(970) 491-6119

[email protected]

Kristy Pabilonia
Kristy Pabilonia, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVM

Executive Director of Clinical Diagnostics, Veterinary Health System
Professor

(970) 297-4109

[email protected]

Research Center Directors

Karen Dobos
Karen Dobos, Ph.D.

Co-Director, Mycobacteria Research Laboratories
Professor

(970) 491-2229

[email protected]

Greg Ebel
Greg Ebel, Sc.D.

Director, Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
Professor

Marcela Henao Tamayo
Marcela Henao-Tamayo, M.D., Ph.D.

Co-Director, Mycobacteria Research Laboratories
Associate Professor

(970) 491-5357

[email protected]

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Glenn Telling, Ph.D.

Director, Prion Research Center
Professor

(970) 491-2968

[email protected]

General Administrative Support

Dana Blanks
Dana Blanks

Department Administrative Support

(970) 491-3228

[email protected]

Emma Ernst
Emma Ernst

Business Operations Technician

(970) 491-2150

[email protected]

Henry Weller
Henry Romano Weller

Business Operations Technician

(970) 491-0596

[email protected]

Tach Costello headshot.
Tach Costello

Research Support Technician

(970) 491-8306

[email protected]

Academic Advising

Kari Schlobohm headshot.
Kari Schlobohm, M.A.

Academic Support Coordinator for Undergraduate Education

(970) 491-7510

[email protected]

Bob White
Robert White, M.A., M.A.

Academic Support Coordinator for Undergraduate Education

(970) 491-7788

[email protected]

Academic Support

Stephie Zellner
Stephie Zellner

Senior Graduate Programs Coordinator

(970) 491-5567

[email protected]

Christina Charles
Christina Charles, M.S.

Business Operations Technician - Academic Support

(970) 491-2114

[email protected]

Joanna Hanneman
Joanna Hanneman

Business Operations Technician - Academic Support

(970) 491-2994

[email protected]

Vivian Hansen
Vivi Hansen

Academic Support Intern

(970) 491-6136

[email protected]

Biostatistics

Barb Graham
Barb Graham, M.S.

Biostatistician

(970) 491-4245

[email protected]

Communications

Madelein Lopez
Madelein Lopez, M.C.M.M.

Digital Communications Manager

(970) 491-3510

[email protected]

Kailee Martin
Kailee Martin

Digital Content Coordinator

(970) 491-6450

[email protected]

Lauren Banas
Lauren Banas

Digital Communications Intern

(970) 491-3510

[email protected]

Human Resources

Facilities & Equipment

Jennifer Kahrs
Jennifer Kahrs

Facilities Coordinator

(970) 491-2041

[email protected]

Faculty Support

Lesley Jones
Lesley Jones

Executive Assistant to the Department Head

(970) 491-7861

[email protected]

Finance

Madi Ballard
Madi Ballard, C.R.A.

Financial & Accounting Manager

(970) 491-3208

[email protected]

Lexi Garriott
Lexi Garriott, M.B.A., C.R.A.

Financial & Accounting Manager

(970) 491-6460

[email protected]

Valerie Caldwell
Valerie Caldwell

Financial & Accounting Assistant Manager

(970) 491-8358

[email protected]

Kelsey Miskulin
Kelsey Miskulin

Financial & Accounting Assistant Manager

(970) 491-5125

[email protected]

Justin Lund
Justin Lund

Senior Financial & Accounting Analyst

(970) 491-4854

[email protected]

Cyrus BoBo
Cyrus BoBo

Financial & Accounting Analyst

(970) 491-0319

[email protected]

Andrew Koenig
Andrew Koenig

Financial & Accounting Analyst

(970) 491-4467

[email protected]

Gur Thind
Gur Thind

Financial & Accounting Analyst

(970) 491-0291

[email protected]

Alex Hauser
Alex Hauser

Financial & Accounting Support Intern

(970) 491-6136

[email protected]

Luke Knaley
Luke Knaley

Financial & Accounting Support Intern

(970) 491-6136

[email protected]