Administration

Leadership

Naomi Ward, Ph.D.

Department Head
Professor

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

Associate Department Head of DVM and Service
Professor

Candace Mathiason, Ph.D.

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

Brian Geiss, Ph.D.

Associate Department Head for Graduate Education
Professor

Jennifer McLean, Ph.D.

Associate Department Head for Undergrad Education
Associate Professor

Program Directors

Karen Dobos, Ph.D.

Co-Director, Mycobacteria Research Laboratories
Professor

Greg Ebel, Sc.D.

Director, Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
Professor

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

Co-Director, Mycobacteria Research Laboratories
Monfort Professor
Associate Professor

Kristy Pabilonia, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.M.

Director of Clinical Diagnostics, Veterinary Health System
Professor

Glenn Telling, Ph.D.

Director, Prion Research Center
Professor

Amy MacNeill, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.P.

Residency Program Coordinator
Professor

Jeffrey Wilusz, Ph.D.

Director, Online Microbiology-Immunology Masters Program
Professor

Administrative Staff

Madi Ballard

Financial & Accounting Assistant Manager

Lauren Banas

Digital Communications Intern

Dana Blanks

Department Administrative Support

Ryley Bowen

Financial & Accounting Support

Danica Bradshaw

Business Operations Support Intern

Valerie Caldwell

Financial & Accounting Analyst

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Christina Charles, M.S.

Business Operations Technician - Graduate Programs

Tach Costello

Research Support Technician

Emma Ernst

Business Operations Technician

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

Financial & Accounting Manager

Khushboo Gautam, M.Com

Financial & Accounting Support

Vivian Hansen

Graduate Programs Intern

Alex Hauser

Financial & Accounting Support Intern

Lailah Hoover

Business Operations Support Intern

Lesley Jones

Executive Assistant to the Department Head

Jennifer Kahrs

Facilities Coordinator

Gift Kasongo

Financial & Accounting Analyst

Kelly Kleinman

Business Operations Technician

Andrew Koenig

Financial & Accounting Analyst

Madelein Lopez, M.C.M.M.

Digital Communications Coordinator

Justin Lund

Financial & Accounting Analyst

Kelsey Miskulin

Financial & Accounting Analyst

Riane Olsen

Business Operations Support Intern

Kari Schlobohm, M.A.

Academic Support Coordinator for Undergraduate Education

Kailee Tharnish

Business Operations Technician - Graduate Programs

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

Academic Support Coordinator for Undergraduate Education

Maria Yusuf, M.B.A., P.H.R.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Employee Advocate
Human Resources Manager

Stephie Zellner

Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Programs