Research Interests

I am interested in the evolution and ecology of infectious disease, particularly in wild populations.  I am also interested in environmental policy and the dissemination of information between research scientists and policy makers.

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Current Research

I am currently working on identifying the frequency and distribution of avian influenza strains in Nearctic-Neotropical migratory birds.

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Previous Research

While at the University of Massachusetts, I conducted research on the molecular evolution of antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria isolated from wild Australian Mammals.

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Education

B.S., 2003, Evolution and Ecology, Minor in Art Studio, University of California, Davis

M.S., 2007, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Selected Publications

Emily E. Curd, Caroline A. Obert, and Margaret A. Riley, Is there a Reservoir of antibiotic resistance in the Wild? In Preparation

Gerald J. Kost, Zuping Tang, Nam K. Tran, Emily E Curd, Richard F Louie, Timothy E. Albertson, and Robert W Derlet, Economic Implications of Optimal Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis,  The Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2003;63 (Supplement 239): 15-2

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