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
Advanced
Python
Proficient
GIS Software - including ESRI's ArcGIS Products, QGIS, & Geoda
Spatial Statistical Techniques
Advanced
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