education and training
- D.V.M. in , Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States) 2011
- Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife & Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior, Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States) 2010
selected publications
Academic Articles98
- DeBrock, S., Cohen, E., Balasubramanian, S., Marra, P. P., & Hamer, S. A. (2021). Characterization of the Plasmodium and Haemoproteus parasite community in temperate-tropical birds during spring migration. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 15, 12-21.
- Tsao, J. I., Hamer, S. A., Han, S., Sidge, J. L., & Hickling, G. J. (2021). The Contribution of Wildlife Hosts to the Rise of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in North America. J Med Entomol. tjab047-.
- Meyers, A. C., Auckland, L., Meyers, H. F., Rodriguez, C. A., Kontowicz, E., Petersen, C. A., ... Hamer, S. A. (2021). Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Pathogens Among U.S. Government Working Dogs. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 21(5), 358-368.
- Meyers, A. C., Edwards, E. E., Sanders, J. P., Saunders, A. B., & Hamer, S. A. (2021). Fatal Chagas myocarditis in government working dogs in the southern United States: Cross-reactivity and differential diagnoses in five cases across six months. Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports. 24, 100545-100545.
- Busselman, R. E., Olson, M. F., Martinez, V., Davila, E., Briggs, C., Eldridge, D. S., ... Hamer, G. L. (2021). Host Bloodmeal Identification in Cave-Dwelling Ornithodoros turicata Dugès (Ixodida: Argasidae), Texas, USA. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8, 639400.
Chapters1
- Hamer, S., & Hodo, C. (2019). 35 Chagas Disease Wildlife Infection With Trypanosoma Cruzi in a One Health Context. Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 9. (pp. 239-246). Elsevier.
Conference Papers6
- Hodo, C., Rodriguez, J., Curtis-Robles, R., Zecca, I., Auckland, L., Snowden, K., Cummings, K., & Hamer, S. (2018). CANINE SENTINELS OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE IN TEXAS, USA: HIGH-RISK DOGS INFECTED WITH DIVERSE AGENTS INCLUDING
TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI , BUT LITTLE EVIDENCE OFBORRELIA BURGDORFERI . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99(4), 488-488. - Balasubramanian, S., Curtis-Robles, R., Chirra, B., Auckland, L., Johnson, C., Metz, R., ... Hamer, S. (2018). CHARACTERIZING WILDLIFE, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, AND HUMANS AS SOURCES OF TRIATOMINE BLOODMEALS: COMPARISON OF SANGER SEQUENCING AND AMPLICON DEEP SEQUENCING. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99(4), 483-483.
- Beatty, N., Behrens-Bradley, N., Love, M., McCants, F., Smith, S., Schmidt, J., ... Klotz, S. (2018). DETECTION OF HUMAN BLOOD IN PERIDOMESTIC AND DOMESTIC KISSING BUGS (
TRIATOMA SPP.) UTILIZING A RAPID FORENSIC TEST. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99(4), 37-37. - Hamer, S. A., Curtis-Robles, R., Hodo, C. L., & Hamer, G. L. (2017). ASSESSMENTS OF WILDLIFE RESERVOIRS OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH TRIATOMINE VECTORS ACROSS TEXAS. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(5), 205-205.
- Curtis-Robles, R., Auckland, L. D., Lane, S., Levy, M. Z., Hamer, G. L., & Hamer, S. A. (2017). SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS AND TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (AGENT OF CHAGAS DISEASE) INFECTION PREVALENCE OF CITIZEN-COLLECTED TRIATOMINE VECTORS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN USA. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(5), 402-402.
Institutional Repository Documents1
- Curtis-Robles, R., Wozniak, E. J., Auckland, L. D., Hamer, G. L., Hamer, S. A., & Gürtler, R. E. (2015). Combining Public Health Education and Disease Ecology Research: Using Citizen Science to Assess Chagas Disease Entomological Risk in Texas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
- Chagas Disease Epidemiology in Border Patrol Dogs awarded by Department of Homeland Security 2015 - 2016
Co-Principal Investigator3
recent teaching activities
- BIMS491 Research Instructor
- VIBS285 Directed Studies Instructor
- VIBS413 Intro To Epidemiology Instructor
- VIBS426 Methods Vector-borne Diseases Instructor
- VIBS485 Directed Studies Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Grigar, Mary Katherine (2018-08). The Epidemiologic Aspects of Salmonella Shedding in Wild Birds of TExas. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Hodo, Carolyn Louise (2017-08). The Ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi and Its Mammalian Hosts in Texas, USA. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Curtis-Robles, Rachel (2016-12). Ecoepidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi in Texas. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Bertram, Miranda Rose (2016-08). Disease Risks to Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) Determined by Non-invasive Sampling and Use of the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) as a Surrogate. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Rodriguez Jr., Jaime Eleazar (2014-08). Ecology of a Rodent-Tick-Pathogen Community in East-Central Texas. (Master's Thesis)
Email
shamer@tamu.edu
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Hamer
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Veterinary Integrative Biosciences; 4458 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4458
USA