This figure shows the measured and forecasted growth and spread of CWD in white-tailed deer in th core area where CWD occurs in Wisconsin, USA.
Daniel P. Walsh, PhD
Assistant Unit Leader - Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Since joining the USGS in 2011, his research has focused on developing and applying quantitative approaches to understanding and managing wildlife disease processes. He has conducted applied research on a wide array of diseases including bighorn sheep respiratory disease, chronic wasting disease, Newcastle Disease, and Avian Influenza. He also conducts capacity building in wildlife disease management for countries throughout the world in collaboration with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Professional Experience
2011 – Present Quantitative Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison WI
2007 – 2011 Disease Researcher, Colorado Division of Wildlife
2003 – 2007 Research Assistant-Michigan State University
2000 – 2002 Research Assistant-Colorado State University
Education and Certifications
Ph. D. Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 2007
M. S. Statistics Michigan State University, 2007
M. S. Fish and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 2002
B. S. Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 1999
Affiliations and Memberships*
Honorary Fellow, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Affiliate Faculty, South Dakota State University
Member of the Wildlife Disease Association
Member of the Wildlife Society
Member of the North Central Section of the Wildlife Society
Member of Wisconsin Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Science and Products
Application of a systems approach for management of chronic wasting disease
Integrating Science and Management to Assist with the Response to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
Research in response to Florida’s emerging coral disease
Assessing the Ability of Incineration to Inactivate CWD Prions from Carcasses
Advancing the Use of RT-QuIC for Applications in CWD Management
Chronic Wasting Disease
Avian Influenza
Disease Ecology and Modeling
Host vs. Pathogen Evolutionary Arms Race: Effects of Exposure History on Individual Response to a Genetically Diverse Pathogen
White-tailed deer and sharp-tailed grouse data used in constrained generalized additive models to enhance survival analyses and incorporate ecological theory
Expert assessments of hypotheses concerning the etiological agent(s) of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease collected during a rapid prototyping project
Pseudogymnoascus destructans detections by US county (2008-2012)
Pseudogymnoascus destructans survival at elevated temperatures - Artificial media count data
This figure shows the measured and forecasted growth and spread of CWD in white-tailed deer in th core area where CWD occurs in Wisconsin, USA.
Chronic wasting disease: State of the science
Model-based surveillance system design under practical constraints with application to white-nose syndrome
Reyes, Anne Ballmann, Trevor J. Hefley, Ian McGahan, Robin Russell, Daniel P. Walsh, Juntao Zhu
Wildlife health surveillance: Gaps, needs and opportunities
Population Monitoring
Rapid prototyping for quantifying belief weights of competing hypotheses about emergent diseases
Recovering individual-level spatial inference from aggregated binary data
Efficacy of fenbendazole and ivermectin against Trichuris spp. in African green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in Barbados West Indies
Space matters: Host spatial structure and the dynamics of plague transmission
An ecological and conservation perspective
Improving the accessibility and transferability of machine learning algorithms for identification of animals in camera trap images: MLWIC2
Assessing the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2 in and via North American bats — Decision framing and rapid risk assessment
Long-term survival of Pseudogymnoascus destructans at elevated temperatures
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Optimization Software Version 2
Code for Assimilating ecological theory with empiricism: Using constrained generalized additive models to enhance survival analyses
Code for Rapid prototyping for quantifying belief weights of competing hypotheses about emergent diseases
Science and Products
Application of a systems approach for management of chronic wasting disease
Integrating Science and Management to Assist with the Response to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
Research in response to Florida’s emerging coral disease
Assessing the Ability of Incineration to Inactivate CWD Prions from Carcasses
Advancing the Use of RT-QuIC for Applications in CWD Management
Chronic Wasting Disease
Avian Influenza
Disease Ecology and Modeling
Host vs. Pathogen Evolutionary Arms Race: Effects of Exposure History on Individual Response to a Genetically Diverse Pathogen
White-tailed deer and sharp-tailed grouse data used in constrained generalized additive models to enhance survival analyses and incorporate ecological theory
Expert assessments of hypotheses concerning the etiological agent(s) of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease collected during a rapid prototyping project
Pseudogymnoascus destructans detections by US county (2008-2012)
Pseudogymnoascus destructans survival at elevated temperatures - Artificial media count data
This figure shows the measured and forecasted growth and spread of CWD in white-tailed deer in th core area where CWD occurs in Wisconsin, USA.
This figure shows the measured and forecasted growth and spread of CWD in white-tailed deer in th core area where CWD occurs in Wisconsin, USA.
Chronic wasting disease: State of the science
Model-based surveillance system design under practical constraints with application to white-nose syndrome
Reyes, Anne Ballmann, Trevor J. Hefley, Ian McGahan, Robin Russell, Daniel P. Walsh, Juntao Zhu
Wildlife health surveillance: Gaps, needs and opportunities
Population Monitoring
Rapid prototyping for quantifying belief weights of competing hypotheses about emergent diseases
Recovering individual-level spatial inference from aggregated binary data
Efficacy of fenbendazole and ivermectin against Trichuris spp. in African green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in Barbados West Indies
Space matters: Host spatial structure and the dynamics of plague transmission
An ecological and conservation perspective
Improving the accessibility and transferability of machine learning algorithms for identification of animals in camera trap images: MLWIC2
Assessing the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2 in and via North American bats — Decision framing and rapid risk assessment
Long-term survival of Pseudogymnoascus destructans at elevated temperatures
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Optimization Software Version 2
Code for Assimilating ecological theory with empiricism: Using constrained generalized additive models to enhance survival analyses
Code for Rapid prototyping for quantifying belief weights of competing hypotheses about emergent diseases
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government