Caroline R Van Hemert, Ph.D.
Avian health and disease, ecology of landbirds, beak deformities in Alaska (“avian keratin disorder”), anatomy and structure of keratinized tissues, wildlife pathology.
Professional Experience
2012 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
2005 - 2012 Wildlife Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
2003 - 2005 Teaching Assistant, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2001 Volunteer Field Assistant, Wild Dog Research Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana
2000 - 2002 Bioscience Technician, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
1999 Research Assistant, Wildlife Conservation Society, Haines, AK
1998 Field Research Assistant, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK
1997 - 1998 Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2012 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK Biology and Wildlife
M.A. 2005 Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA English/Creative Nonfiction
B.S. 2000 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Ecology and Evolution
B.A. 2000 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Gender Studies
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Ornithological Society
Boreal Partners in Flight
The Wildlife Society
Wildlife Disease Association
Science and Products
Avian malaria in a boreal resident species: long-term temporal variability, and increased prevalence in birds with avian keratin disorder
Novel picornavirus associated with avian keratin disorder in Alaskan birds
Isolation of a complete circular virus genome sequence from an Alaskan black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) gastrointestinal tract sample.
Microbial infections are associated with embryo mortality in Arctic-nesting geese.
Forecasting wildlife response to rapid warming in the Alaskan Arctic
Environmental contaminants and chromosomal damage associated with beak deformities in a resident North American passerine
Avian cholera causes marine bird mortality in the Bering Sea of Alaska
Melanin-based color of plumage: role of condition and of feathers' microstructure
Wildlife health in a rapidly changing North: focus on avian disease
Wildlife disease and environmental health in Alaska
Macroscopic, histologic, and ultrastructural lesions associated with avian keratin disorder in Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
Evidence of accelerated beak growth associated with avian keratin disorder in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
Science and Products
Avian malaria in a boreal resident species: long-term temporal variability, and increased prevalence in birds with avian keratin disorder
Novel picornavirus associated with avian keratin disorder in Alaskan birds
Isolation of a complete circular virus genome sequence from an Alaskan black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) gastrointestinal tract sample.
Microbial infections are associated with embryo mortality in Arctic-nesting geese.
Forecasting wildlife response to rapid warming in the Alaskan Arctic
Environmental contaminants and chromosomal damage associated with beak deformities in a resident North American passerine
Avian cholera causes marine bird mortality in the Bering Sea of Alaska
Melanin-based color of plumage: role of condition and of feathers' microstructure
Wildlife health in a rapidly changing North: focus on avian disease
Wildlife disease and environmental health in Alaska
Macroscopic, histologic, and ultrastructural lesions associated with avian keratin disorder in Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
Evidence of accelerated beak growth associated with avian keratin disorder in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
*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