Teaching
Drs. Gray, Miller, and Wilber are actively involved in teaching and training students. Their courses involve a combination of classroom, field and laboratory experiences. In WFS 401 and 433, students participate in an annual, long-term health assessment of salamanders in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Dr. Matthew Gray’s Courses:
- WFS 101: Current Topics in Wildlife Health
- WFS 340: Wetland Ecology and Management
- WFS 433/533: Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
- WFS 512/FOR 512/FWF 612: Graduate Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
Dr. Debra Miller’s Courses:
- WFS 401/501: Ecology and Management of Wildlife Health
- WFS 593: Advance Topics in Wildlife Health (1 credit, journal club)
Professional Service:
- Wildlife Disease Association (Dr. Miller, Past President)
- North American Bsal Task Force (Dr. Gray, Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee)
- PARC National Disease Task Team (Dr. Gray, Former Chair)
- Global Ranavirus Consortium (Dr. Gray, Founding and Past director)
Outreach
Public Outreach Videos:
- UTIA Center for Wildlife Health. 2019. SOP for Collecting and Shipping Live Salamanders to Universities for Research. 5/31/19.
- UTIA Center for Wildlife Health. 2017. SOP for Experimental Challenges with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. 4/27/17.
- Gray, M. J. 2021. Risk of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Invasion in North America. Video created for the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria as part of a lecture series on Bsal.
- Gray, M. J. 2021. Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans transmission and management strategies. Video created for the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria as part of a lecture series on Bsal.
- Tompros, A. 2021. Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans management strategies. M.S. Defense Seminar, University of Tennessee.
Professional Development Courses:
- Ranaviruses: Emerging Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates, 2016.
Conferences and Symposia:
- Gray, M. J., and J. Voyles. 2019. First North American Symposium on Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. Joint Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Reno, NV (9/30/19).
- Gray, M. J. 2021. State of Knowledge of the Threat in North America. An invited presentation delivered on the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Bsal): A Workshop to Protect Biodiversity. 86th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference (virtual).