SGU Research Investigators

Research Investigator

Research Area

Tom Aifuo Aire, DVM, PhD
Reproductive biology of male laboratory animals, reproductive biology of male wildlife, reproductive biology of male birds, reproductive toxicology in laboratory animals and birds
Muge Akpinar-Elci, MD, MPH
Pulmonary Function Test, Induced Sputum, Exhaled Breath Condensate, Exhaled Nitric Oxide, Nasal Nitric Oxide, Nasal Lavage, Occupational Asthma, Occupational Rhinitis, Public Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiologic Methodology, Occupational Health, Indoor Air Quality
Amy Baldwin, PhD
HPV, Cervical Cancer, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Viral Oncology
Muhammad I. Bhaiyat, BVM, PhD
Infectious diseases of domestic and wild animals and poultry
Satesh Bidaisee DVM, MSPH
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases Prevention and Control, Food Safety and Food Security. One Health, One Medicine Concept
Richard “Bill” John Scawen Blunt, MEd, DEd
Post Graduate Degree Supervision, Qualitative Research, Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Faculty Development
Dirk Burkhardt MD, MSc, PhD
Energy Conservation, Photovoltaic Systems, Environmental Research, Sustainable Energies, Renewable Energy Sources
Reccia N. Charles, DIBA
National Cultures, National Context, Absenteeism, Goal Orientation, Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Nutmeg Industry, Eco-Tourism, Country-of-Origin marketing, Task, Relationship, and Overload Stress Inventory
Alfred Chikweto, BVetMed, MSc
Neoplasms of Animals, Cryptosporidium Parvum in small ruminants
Mark T. Clunes, PhD
Epithelial Ion Transport, Mucociliary Clearance, Cellular Transduction, Airway Pharmacology
Vincent A. DeBari, PhD
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Physiological and Clinical Chemistry, Immunochemistry and Molecular Immunology
Jennifer Durst, PhD
Interpersonal Violence, Environmental Hazards and Cognitive/Behavioral Functioning, Mental Illness Prevention and Mental Health Promotion, Factors Related to Academic Success
Andrea Easter-Pilcher, PhD
Conservation and Wildlife Ecology, Restoration and Maintenance of Biodiversity, Ecology of Rare Vertebrate Species, Statistical Methodology and Quantitative Analytical Techniques Related to Ecological Research, Experiential Teaching and Learning
Omur Cinar Elci, MD, PhD
Study Design and Research Methodology, Occupational Epidemiology, Workplace Evaluation And Exposure Assessment, Problem-Based Medical Education and Community Education, Biostatistics
Francis A. Fakoya, MBChB, MSc, PhD
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Reproductive Toxicology, Teratology, Neurochemistry, Natural Plant Extracts, Experimental Developmental Biology
Hugh W. Ferguson BVM&S, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, MRCVS, FRCPath
Comparative pathology, pathophysiology, and defence mechanisms in lower vertebrates, especially fish.
Martin St. Clair Forde, ScD, PEng
Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS), Biomedical Waste, Ergonomics
Tomas Guerrero Dr. med vet DECVS
Small Animal Orthopedics, Biomechanics, Traumatology, Total Hip Replacement in the Dog
Kathryn E. Gibson, DVM, PhD
Neorickettsia spp., Anaplasmataceae, Molecular Biology, Obligate Intracellular Pathogens, Bacterial Zoonoses, Digenetic Trematodes
Mark Giganti, MS
Biostatistics, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, Maternal & Child Health
Karin Kalchofner Guerrero, Dr.med.vet., Dip. ECVAA
Pain Assessment in Animals, Especially in Cats, Pain Management in Small Animals
Harry Hariharan, BVSc, DVSM, MSc, PhD
Zoonotic Bacteria, Methods for Reduction Of C. Jejuni In Chicken Ceca, Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Problems In Animal Pathogens, Including Aquatic Bacteria, Cholera-Related Toxins, Shiga Toxin, Botulinum Toxin, Bacteriophages, Plasmids, Non-Spore-Forming Anaerobes, Diagnostic/Clinical Bacteriology Of Rare And Emerging Pathogens, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Domestic Animals, Characterization of bacteria associated with feral cats
Tuula Orvokki Jalonen, PhD, Docent
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Cellular Electrophysiology, Ion Channels, Neurotransmitter Receptors, Cell Membranes, Virus Host Cell Membrane Interactions
Debbi Johnson, MA
Student Retention, Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Richard Kabuusu, BVM, MPH
Disease Mapping, Injury Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Historical Research, Zoonotic Infections
Emmanuel O. Keku, MA, MSPH, MD, FAHA
Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Obesity, Nutritional Determinants of Chronic Diseases, Genetic Determinants of Diseases, and Clinical Trials. Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Emerging Infectious Disease, HIV and HPV
Victoria Kimotho, MPH
Health Advocacy, Human Resources for Health - Leadership and Management
Svetlana Kotelnikova, PhD
Microbial Phylogeny and Taxonomy, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Biochemistry, Microbial Physiology, Genomics and Gene Transfer, Microbial Biofilms, Symbiotic Associations in Chemolithoautotrophic Communities, Archaea, Vibrionaceae, Extremophiles, UV Resistant Microorganisms, Marine Chemistry, Antibiotic Resistance, Quorum Sensing Signal Analogous and Detection, Physiology of Sponge-Associated Bacteria, Bacteriology of Coastal Waters, Methane-Oxidizing Rhizosphere, Probiotic Microorganisms of Coral Reef Animals
Sachin Kumthekar, BVSc, MVSc
Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Paratuberculosis, Canine Ehrlichia, Toxicopathology Studies
Marta Lanza-Perea, BVM, MRSVS
Canine Ehrlichia
Marios Loukas, MD, PhD
Cardiac Anatomy, Cardiovascular Pathology, Surgical Anatomy and Technique, Arteriogenesis, Angiogenesis, Medical Education, History of Medicine, Molecular Biology, Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Ultrasound, Medical Education
Calum N.L. Macpherson, PhD, DIC
Parasitology, Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology of Parasitic Zoonoses, Ultrasound for Tropical Parasitic Diseases
Cheryl Cox Macpherson, PhD
Palliation and end of life; Caribbean bioethics; Culture and bioethics; Research ethics; Bioethics education, Ethics in public health and health policy; Climate change and health
Mary C. Maj, PhD
Canadian Society for Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Mitochondria Drug Discovery, Nutrition & Metabolism Society, United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, American Society of Human Genetics
Dr. Kesava Kumar Mandalaneni, MBBS
Neurology, Stroke Study, Educational Research, History of Neurology, Neuromyelitis Optica, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological & Mental health Policy making
Cristofre Martin, PhD
Heat Shock Proteins (HSP), Marine Biology, Global Warming Effects on Coral Reef Development, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics
John S. McKibben, DVM, PhD
Aquatic animals, exotic animals, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Babesia, Hepatozoon organisms, dermatology.
Clare Morrall, PhD
Protected Areas and Marine Protected Areas (Designation, Development, Management Planning And Implementation), Reef Status and Threats, Coral Disease, Coral Bleaching, Environmental Conservation, Sustainable Development and Practice, Environmental Health, Experimental Developmental Biology, Global Warming Effects on Coral Reef Development
Brian P. Neff, MS
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), Adaptive Resource Management, Resilience, Public Health, Hydrology, Complex Systems
Stephen Nimrod, MSc
Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Coral Reef Conservation, Coral Bleaching, Threats and Impacts to Coral Reefs, Macroalgal Growth on Coral Reefs, Sea Urchin Fisheries
Trevor Paul Noël, MPH
Neglected Tropical Diseases, Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Genetic Correlates of Addictive Diseases
Rhonda D. Pinckney, MS, DVM, PhD
Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Parasites of Public Health Significance, Parasitic Diseases, Parasitology, Tropical Medicine, Community Outreach Programs
Rohini Roopnarine, BVSc, MRCVS, M.Phil
Public Health, Epidemiology, Food Safety
Elizabeth Marie Rush, BS, DVM
Wildlife conservation medicine, surgery and disease; zoonosis, clinical medicine and surgery of exotic species, pharmacology
Terry Ruthrauff, Psy.D.
Conflict Resolution, Social Justice Issues, Crisis and Disaster Mental Health, Psychotherapy Outcomes
Samina Rutrecht, PhD
Parasitic Diseases, Microsporidia, Cryptosporidia, Evolutionary Parasitology, Zoonotic Diseases
Hugh J. Sealy, PhD, P. Eng (Barbados)
Energy, Solid Waste Management, Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment, Sustainable Development
Ravindra N. Sharma, BVSc & AH, MSVc, PhD
Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Pathology of Diseases in various species of animals, Community Outreach Programs
Andrew Sobering, PhD
Investigations of natural toxins found in native Caribbean flora
Diana M. Stone, MPH, DVM, PhD
Zoonoses, Epidemiology of Zoonotic Diseases, Seroprevalence Studies, Leptospirosis, Hantavirus, Food-Borne Zoonoses
Michael Watson, PhD
Cardiac ion channel function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Sensory neuron ion channel function and novel drugs for treatment of chronic pain
Arno H. Werners, DVM, PhD, DECVPT
Innate Immunity, (Equine) Clinical Pharmacology
Ulrike Zieger, MSc, DVM, German Doctorate (Veterinary Physiology)
Wildlife Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Conservation and Management, Wildlife Parasites, Wildlife Diseases and Disease Control, Game Capture, Management Of Protected Areas, Environmental Education