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Katie Richgels

Dr. Richgels is the Chief of the Ecology and Epidemiology Branch at the National Wildlife Health Center.

She received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2014 and her Bachelor's degree in 2005 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Since joining the USGS in 2016, she has devoted her career to supporting project leaders who study wildlife diseases with the goal of helping state and federal partners better manage wildlife disease.

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