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School of Veterinary Medicine Research Faculty Profiles
The following profiles represent the SVM faculty involved in research and SVM Adjunct and Cooperating faculty who collaborate with SVM researchers. SVM faculty also collaborate with many other researchers at institutions in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. These collaborations are reflected within the individual SVM faculty research profile.
Faculty Type
Search Names
Areas of Interest
Satesh Bidaisee DVM, MSPH, EdD, CPH, FRSPH
Professor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Department
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- One Health research and education
- Food safety and biosecurity in animal production systems
- Zoonoses
- Human–wildlife conflict and ecosystem health
- Health education, leadership, and faculty development
Sonia Cheetham, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor, Veterinary Virology
Department of Pathobiology, SVM
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Studies on antibiotic resistance and viral detection in wastewater in Grenada.
- Contributions to rabies epidemiology and bat-associated zoonoses in the Caribbean.
- Editorial and research articles on genetics and viral pathogenesis.
- Investigations into mosquito-borne viruses, wildlife microbiomes, and sea turtle diseases.
- Foundational research on norovirus pathogenesis and immune responses in animal models.
- Educational Research
Cheryl Macpherson, PhD
Professor, Department of Clinical Skills, WINDREF Senior Research Fellow
Position Type
- Cooperating Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Bioethics
- Public health ethics
- Research ethics
- Climate change and health
- One Health
- Veterinary bioethics
- The Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
- Low resource settings
- Capacity building
- Education for critical thinking and writing
- Community engagement
- Biobanking
Alfred Chikweto, BVetMed, MSc
Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathology
Department of Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Toxoplasmosis
- Cryptosposporidiosis in small ruminants
- Angiostrongyliasis and neoplasia
Martin Forde, ScD
Professor, Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Position Type
- Cooperating Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Environmental health and water quality in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Occupational health, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene
- Climate change, air pollution, and public health adaptation strategies
- Zoonotic and vector-borne disease surveillance (rabies, chikungunya, toxoplasmosis, etc.)
- Environmental contaminants (BPA, pesticides, heavy metals, PFAS) and maternal-child health
- Antimicrobial resistance and wastewater-based epidemiology
- Research mentorship, student research training, and medical education
- Medical education on abortion, climate change and health, marijuana, vaping and e-cigarette use
Richard Mugwanya Kabuusu, BVM, MPH, CPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Public Health
Department of Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Disease mapping
- Zoonotics
- Medical history
- Diagnostics
- Injury and infectious disease epidemiology
- Ultrastructural pathology
Muhammad I. Bhaiyat, BVM, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Pathology
Department of Paraclinical Studies
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals
- Wild Animals
- Poultry
Rhonda D. Pinckney, M.S., DVM, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Zoonotic Diseases
- Infectious Diseases
- Parasites of Public Health Significance
- Parasitic Diseases
- Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
- Community Outreach Programs
Melinda J. Wilkerson
Professor, Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Clinical Pathology
- Tick borne diseases
Ulrike Zieger, MSc, DVM, German Doctorate (Veterinary Physiology)
Professor, Veterinary Physiology
Department of Preclinical Studies
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Wildlife Veterinary Medicine
- Wildlife Conservation and Management
- Wildlife Parasites
- Wildlife Diseases and Disease Control
- Game Capture
- Management of Protected Areas
Wayne R.B Sylvester, DVM
Assistant Professor/Clinician
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Program
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
- Vector-borne Diseases
Dr. Trevor Paul Noel, PhD, MPH, FRSPH
Associate Professor and Director of Field Studies in the Office of Research at St. George’s University (SGU)
Position Type
- Cooperating Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Genetic Correlates of Addictive Diseases
Calum N.L. Macpherson, PhD, DIC
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Position Type
- Cooperating Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Human behaviour, epidemiology and the public health importance of zoonoses
Kamashi Kumar, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Medicinal Properties of Natural Plants
- Cell Culture Studies
- Nanoparticles
- Drug Toxicity
Josephine Azikuru Afema, BVM, MPVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM
Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Health
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Preventive Medicine
- Wildlife Health and Conservation
Heidi Janicke, VetMed, PhD, MRCVS, Dipl. ECVS, SFHEA
Professor of Large Animal Surgery
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Assessment in Higher Education
- Curriculum Design in Higher Education
Kerri Nigito, BSc, DVM
Clinical Instructor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, SVM
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Food safety
- Food residues
Firdous Ahmad Khan, BVSc, MVSc, DVSc, DACT
Professor and Assistant Dean of Academics, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Theriogenology
- Equine and bovine endometritis
- Uterine proteomics
- Canine transmissible venereal tumor
- Pharmacologically induced ex copula ejaculation
Paul Fields
Professor, Office of Research
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Biostatistics
- Biomedical Research
Anne Marie Corrigan
Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Infectious diseases
Marta Lanza-Perea, Bach in Vet Med, MSc, MRCVS
Associate Professor for Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Infectious Diseases
- Specially Tick Borne Diseases
- Shelter Medicine
- One Health Once Medicine
- Transmissible Venereal Tumor
- Soft Tissue Surgery
Elizabeth A. Peach, BSc, CVT/LVT
Demonstrator Level III Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Shelter Medicine
- Animal Welfare
- One Health One Medicine Initiative
- Public Health
- Zoonoses
- Non-Surgical Forms of Sterilization for the Control of Overpopulation in Canines and Felines
- Disaster Preparedness
Tara Paterson, DVM, MSc
Associate Professor Small Animal Medicine & Surgery department
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Companion animal clinical parasitology (demodicosis, Dirofilaria immitis)
- Companion animal vector-borne (heartworm disease, ehrlichisis, anaplasmosis) and infectious diseases (Leptospirosis)
- Companion animal dermatology
Dave Marancik, DVM, PhD, CertAqVet
Associate Professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic Animals
- Biomarkers of Disease
- Disease Diagnostics
- Immunology
- Pathology
- Wildlife Veterinary Medicine
Francesca Ivaldi
Associate Professor Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Academic Program
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Clinical Skills
- Dentistry
- Education
- Small Animal Surgery
Sharianne Suepaul, DVM, PhD, PGCert. UTL
Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Leptospirosis
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Investigating alternatives to antimicrobials
Sophie Moittié, LicVet, DVetMed
Assistant Professor, Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Wild and exotic animal diseases
- Clinical pathology
- Anesthesia and nutrition
Andy Alhassan, DVM, MSc, PhD
Professor, Microbiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Diseases of veterinary and medical significance (One Health Initiative)
- Antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animal systems
Afroza Khanam, BSc, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Nanomaterials and their application in medicine
- Public health
- Food safety
- Green research
- Molecular biology
- Topical and systematic reviews
- Theriogenology
Caroline Jane Noel
Lecturer, Clinical Skills
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Chronic Non Communicable Disease
- Childhood and adult obesity
- Vaping
- BLS teaching
- Medical student self-awareness
Atoum Abdullah
Instructor, Biochemistry Department
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- E-learning
- Curriculum design and development
- Pedagogy and andragogy
- Technology in education
- Science education
- Public health education
- Community health
- Mental health
Stephan Bandelow
Associate Director of Research, SGU Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Neuroscience & Behavioral Sciences
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Dementia
- Age-related chronic disease
- Cognitive Psychology
- Language analysis and modelling
- Medical semantics
- Mixed effects models
- Time series modelling
- Geospatial analysis
Mauricio Seguel, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Associate Professor Pathobiology Department, School of Veterinary Medicine
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Immunology
- Wildlife diseases
- One health
- Infectious diseases
Vanessa Matthew-Belmar
Instructor, Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Virology: Rabies diagnostics and surveillance (National diagnostician)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
- Microbial Genetics
- Arthropod diseases (Tick and tickborne- diseases)
- Arthropod viruses (DenV, ChikV, ZikV)
- Clinical Microbiology
- Wastewater Surveillance
- Food Microbiology
Stuart Gordon, BSc, BSc (Hons), BVSc, MSc, PhD, SFHEA, PGDipEd
Professor, LAMS, Director of Veterinary Professionalism, Chair of Faculty Panel on Professionalism
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Active learning and student engagement
- Veterinary communication skills
- Veterinary ethics
Bjoern C. Schaeffner, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Marine and Freshwater Parasitology
- Invertebrate Systematics
- Biodiversity Science
- Parasite Conservation
Camille-Marie Coomansingh-Springer, BSc, MSc, Phd
Assistant Professor, Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Parasitology: Ecto- and Endoparasites of small, large, and exotic animal
- Use of morphological characteristics for genera identification
- Anthelmintic resistance
David Marancik
Professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Aquatic pathology
- Aquatic medicine
- Disease pathogenesis
- Immunology
- Biomarkers of disease
Narindra Roopnarine
Assistant Professor, ANPH, SVM
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Small Animal Medicine
- Animal Anatomy
- Dissection
- Male Avian reproductive biology
- Male Reptilian reproductive biology
- Research in education
Noor-Ul Huda, M.Sc., M.Phil.
Instructor, Pathobiology
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Aquatic animal nutrition
- Animal health
- Parasites of aquatic animals
- Molecular Biology
- Metagenomics (Gut microbiome)
- Metabolomics
- Immunology
- Food Safety and Food Security
Paula Spiniello
Assistant Professor, SAS-BEC
Position Type
- Full Time Faculty
- SVM Researcher
Interests
- Tropical Marine Ecology
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