Curriculum Vitae

Education

2011 - 2015

B.S.

University of Georgia

Double major: Biology and Ecology

Minor in Sociology

Graudated summa cum laude and with Highest Honors

Member of the Honors Program all 4 years

2017 - 2019

M.S.

University of Florida

Geography, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Thesis: Ungulate use of locally infectious zones (LIZs) in a re-emerging anthrax risk area

Professional Experience

HealthLandscape, American Academy of Family Physicians (2022 - Present)

Asheville, North Carolina

GIS Specialist

University of Florida, Emerging Pathogens Institute and Geography (2019 - 2022)

Gainesville, Florida

Biological Scientist II / Spatial Epidemiologist

University of Florida, Emerging Pathogens Institute and Geography (2017 - 2019)

Gainesville, Florida

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Florida, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (2016 - 2017)

Gainesville, Florida

Biological Technician

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology (2016)

Rimouski, Quebec

Wildlife Technician

USGS-Alaska and University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (2014 - 2015)

Middleton Island, Alaska

Avian Research Technician

Shoals Marine Laboratory (Summer 2013)

Appledore Island, Maine

Disease Ecology Research Assistant

University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology (2012 - 2014)

Athens, GA

Disease Ecology Research Assistant

Technical Skills

R Programming

Advanced

Python

Proficient

GIS Software - including ESRI's ArcGIS Products, QGIS, & Geoda

Spatial Statistical Techniques

Advanced

Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe creative Cloud

Advanced

Database Cleaning, Management, and Analysis

Publications

Walker M.A., Uribasterra M., Asher V., Getz W.M., Ryan S.J., Ponciano J.M., Blackburn J.K. (2021). Anthrax surveillance and the limited overlap between obligate scavengers and endemic anthrax zones in the Unites States. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, ahead of print. http://doi.org.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/10.1089/vbz.2020.2747.

Walker M.A., Uribasterra M., Asher V., Getz W.M., Ryan S.J., Ponciano J.M., Blackburn J.K. (2021). Factors influencing scavenger guilds and scavenging efficiency in Southwestern Montana. Scientific Reports, 11:4254. https://doi-org.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/10.1038/s41598-021-83426-3.

Walker, M. A., Uribasterra, M., Asher, V., Ponciano, J. M., Getz, W. M., Ryan, S. J., & Blackburn, J. K. (2020). Ungulate use of locally infectious zones in a re-emerging anthrax risk area. Royal Society Open Science, 7(10), 200246. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200246

Norris, M. H., Tran, H. T. T., Walker, M. A., Bluhm, A. P., Zincke, D., Trung, T. T., Thi, N. V., Thi, N. P., Schweizer, H. P., Unger, F., Blackburn, J. K., & Hang, N. T. T. (2020). Distribution of Serological Response to Burkholderia pseudomallei in Swine from Three Provinces of Vietnam. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(14), 5203. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145203

Cornelius Ruhs, E., Vézina, F., Walker, M. A., & Karasov, W. H. (2020). Who pays the bill? The effects of altered brood size on parental and nestling physiology. Journal of Ornithology, 161(1), 275–288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01715-1