Daniel Becker, Postdoctoral Researcher

“How does environmental variation shape within- and between-host processes to affect pathogen shedding and spillover risk?”

I combine field studies, data synthesis approaches, theoretical models, and ecoimmunology to understand how pathogens spread within and between wildlife populations in the context of environmental change. I am especially interested in the interface between environmental variation, host immunity, movement ecology, and pathogen shedding, particularly in highly mobile taxa such bats and songbirds.

PhD, 2017
Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

BA, 2012
Anthropology & Global Public Health, Bard College