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Kimberli J Miller
Kim Miller has been a Wildlife Disease Specialist at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center since 1992.
She has a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and a BS degree in Animal Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Since joining the NWHC, Kim has worked on disease issues and questions across the country. This work has allowed Kim to practice non-traditional veterinary medicine and be involved in wildlife conservation on a large scale. One long term project involved representing NWHC as a founding partner in reintroducing whooping cranes to the Eastern US. Presently her efforts have been focused on data management and making Center wildlife mortality information more available for use by internal and external users.
Professional Experience
Wildlife Disease Specialist, National Wildlife Health Center
Education and Certifications
DVM, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1991
BS Animal Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1987
Affiliations and Memberships*
Wildlife Disease Association
Science and Products
Diagnostic and field data from the Eastern Migratory Whooping Crane Population
If you are wondering what the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership event reporting system (WHISPers) is and if it can be of help to you, watch this 3-minute video for a short description of the platform's features and benefits.
Behind the Headlines of a Wildlife Disease Die-off
The how and why of wildlife disease investigation
By Dr. Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Behind the Headlines of a Wildlife Disease Die-off
The how and why of wildlife disease investigation
By Dr. Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Scientists enter abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
Scientists enter abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller outside of an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller outside of an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller collecting environmental samples in an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller collecting environmental samples in an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.
Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.
Dr. Kimberli Miller, a Wildlife Disease Specialist at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, collects field samples from a WNS positive cave in Vermont.
Dr. Kimberli Miller, a Wildlife Disease Specialist at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, collects field samples from a WNS positive cave in Vermont.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Case definitions for wildlife diseases
[Disease/condition] case definition [template] for wildlife
WHISPers—Providing situational awareness of wildlife disease threats to the Nation—A fact sheet for the biosurveillance community
Postmortem evaluation of reintroduced migratory whooping cranes (Grus americana) in eastern North America
Pathogenicity of West Nile virus and response to vaccination in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) using a killed vaccine
Health management for the re-introduction of eastern migratory whooping cranes (Grus americana)
USGS/National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report
National Wildlife Health Center Quarterly Mortality Report
West Nile Virus vaccination and challenge in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)
National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Mortality Report
Vacuolar myelinopathy in waterfowl from a North Carolina impoundment
National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Mortality Report
Science and Products
Diagnostic and field data from the Eastern Migratory Whooping Crane Population
If you are wondering what the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership event reporting system (WHISPers) is and if it can be of help to you, watch this 3-minute video for a short description of the platform's features and benefits.
If you are wondering what the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership event reporting system (WHISPers) is and if it can be of help to you, watch this 3-minute video for a short description of the platform's features and benefits.
Behind the Headlines of a Wildlife Disease Die-off
The how and why of wildlife disease investigation
By Dr. Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Behind the Headlines of a Wildlife Disease Die-off
The how and why of wildlife disease investigation
By Dr. Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Scientists enter abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
Scientists enter abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller outside of an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller outside of an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller collecting environmental samples in an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller collecting environmental samples in an abandoned mine where bats hibernate in New York.
Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.
Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat.
Dr. Kimberli Miller, a Wildlife Disease Specialist at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, collects field samples from a WNS positive cave in Vermont.
Dr. Kimberli Miller, a Wildlife Disease Specialist at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, collects field samples from a WNS positive cave in Vermont.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Case definitions for wildlife diseases
[Disease/condition] case definition [template] for wildlife
WHISPers—Providing situational awareness of wildlife disease threats to the Nation—A fact sheet for the biosurveillance community
Postmortem evaluation of reintroduced migratory whooping cranes (Grus americana) in eastern North America
Pathogenicity of West Nile virus and response to vaccination in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) using a killed vaccine
Health management for the re-introduction of eastern migratory whooping cranes (Grus americana)
USGS/National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report
National Wildlife Health Center Quarterly Mortality Report
West Nile Virus vaccination and challenge in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)
National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Mortality Report
Vacuolar myelinopathy in waterfowl from a North Carolina impoundment
National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Mortality Report
*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