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I am an integrative One Health researcher combining 23 years of experience conducting field-based research on wildlife ecology and conservation with 7 years of experience in wildlife disease biosurveillance to protect human health while promoting wildlife conservation in low- and middle-income countries.

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Employment (4)

University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, US

2025-02 to present | Disease Ecologist (College of Veterinary Medicine)
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EcoHealth Alliance: New York, NY, US

2017-12 to 2024-09 | Senior Scientist and Program Manager
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Texas Tech University: Lubbock, Texas, US

2016-09 to 2017-12 | Research Associate/Instructor (Biological Sciences)
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Texas Tech University: Lubbock, TX, US

2008-08 to 2016-08 | Graduate Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant (Biological Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Texas Tech University: Lubbock, TX, US

2008-08 to 2016-08 | PhD - Zoology (Biological Sciences)
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Oklahoma State University Stillwater: Stillwater, OK, US

2003-08 to 2006-11 | M.S. - Zoology (Department of Zoology)
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Auburn University: Auburn, AL, US

2000-08 to 2003-05 | B.S. - Zoology, Conservation Biology (Biological Sciences)
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Funding (1)

Reducing the threat of viral spillover from wildlife in the Philippines

2022-12 to 2027-12 | Grant
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Fort Belvoir, US)
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HDTRA12310006
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Works (22)

Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology

Journal of Virology
2024-12-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01453-24
Contributors: Victoria Gonzalez; Arianna M. Hurtado-Monzón; Sabrina O'Krafka; Elke Mühlberger; Michael Letko; Hannah K. Frank; Eric D. Laing; Kendra L. Phelps; Daniel J. Becker; Vincent J. Munster et al.
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Distribution of bat species in Western Asia: Occurrence records from the Western Asia Bat Research Network (WAB-Net) project

Biodiversity Data Journal
2024-08-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e132199
Contributors: Kendra Phelps; Zahran Al Abdulasalam; Nisreen Al-Hmoud; Shahzad Ali; Mumen Alrwashdeh; Attaullah; Rasit Bilgin; Astghik Ghazaryan; Luke Hamel; Nijat Hasanov et al.
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Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2024-03-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2823
Contributors: Cecilia A. Sánchez; Kendra L. Phelps; Hannah K. Frank; Marike Geldenhuys; Megan E. Griffiths; Devin N. Jones; Gwenddolen Kettenburg; Tamika J. Lunn; Kelsey R. Moreno; Marinda Mortlock et al.
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Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in Oral and Rectal Swabs from Bats in Pakistan

2023-09-20 | Preprint
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202309.1298.v1
Contributors: S Attaullah; Shahzad Ali; Kendra L. Phelps; Kevin J. Olival
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A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia

Nature Communications
2022-08-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31860-w
Contributors: Cecilia A. Sánchez; Hongying Li; Kendra L. Phelps; Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio; Lin-Fa Wang; Peng Zhou; Zheng-Li Shi; Kevin J. Olival; Peter Daszak
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The Importance of Collecting and Archiving Data on Domestic and Cultivated Organisms

Biodiversity Information Science and Standards
2022-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/biss.6.90864
Contributors: Quentin Groom; Tim Adriaens; Sandro Bertolino; Kendra Phelps; Jorrit Poelen; DeeAnn Reeder; David Richardson; Nancy Simmons; Maarten Trekels; Nathan Upham
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Using iNaturalist to monitor adherence to best practices in bat handling

Biodiversity Data Journal
2021-09-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e68052
Contributors: Laura Van der Jeucht; Quentin Groom; Donat Agosti; Kendra Phelps; DeeAnn Reeder; Nancy B. Simmons
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A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia

2021-09-14 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/2021.09.09.21263359
Contributors: Cecilia A. Sánchez; Hongying Li; Kendra L. Phelps; Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio; Lin-Fa Wang; Kevin J. Olival; Peter Daszak
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Holistic understanding of contemporary ecosystems requires integration of data on domesticated, captive and cultivated organisms

Biodiversity Data Journal
2021-06-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e65371
Contributors: Quentin Groom; Tim Adriaens; Sandro Bertolino; Kendra Phelps; Jorrit Poelen; DeeAnn Reeder; David Richardson; Nancy Simmons; Nathan Upham
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Using iNaturalist to monitor adherence to best practises in bat handling

2021-05-01 | Preprint
DOI: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e68058
Contributors: Laura Van der Jeucht; Quentin Groom; Donat Agosti; Kendra Phelps; DeeAnn Reeder; Nancy B. Simmons
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Preserve a Voucher Specimen! The Critical Need for Integrating Natural History Collections in Infectious Disease Studies

mBio
2021-02-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02698-20
Contributors: Cody W. Thompson; Kendra L. Phelps; Marc W. Allard; Joseph A. Cook; Jonathan L. Dunnum; Adam W. Ferguson; Magnus Gelang; Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan; Deborah L. Paul; DeeAnn M. Reeder et al.
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Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats

PLOS Pathogens
2020-09-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008758
Part of ISSN: 1553-7374
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Temporal patterns of bat activity on the High Plains of Texas

From Field to Laboratory: A Memorial Volume in Honor of Robert J. Baker
2019-10-11 | Book chapter
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Bat Research Networks and Viral Surveillance: Gaps and Opportunities in Western Asia

Viruses
2019-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/v11030240
Contributors: Kendra Phelps; Luke Hamel; Nisreen Alhmoud; Shahzad Ali; Rasit Bilgin; Ketevan Sidamonidze; Lela Urushadze; William Karesh; Kevin Olival
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Poriferan abundance is negatively associated with coral health in the Mesoamerican Reef

Texas Journal of Science
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.32011/txjsci_70_1_Article7
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Environmental and biological context modulates the physiological stress response of bats to human disturbance

Oecologia
2018-09-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4179-2
Contributors: Kendra L. Phelps; Tigga Kingston
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Assemblage and Species Threshold Responses to Environmental and Disturbance Gradients Shape Bat Diversity in Disturbed Cave Landscapes

Diversity
2018-07-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/d10030055
Contributors: Kendra Phelps; Reizl Jose; Marina Labonite; Tigga Kingston
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A Comparative Analysis of Viral Richness and Viral Sharing in Cave-Roosting Bats

Diversity
2017-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/d9030035
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Correlates of cave-roosting bat diversity as an effective tool to identify priority caves

Biological Conservation
2016-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.06.023
Contributors: Kendra Phelps; Reizl Jose; Marina Labonite; Tigga Kingston
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Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World
2015 | Other
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_14
Contributors: Christian C. Voigt; Kendra L. Phelps; Luis F. Aguirre; M. Corrie Schoeman; Juliet Vanitharani; Akbar Zubaid
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Population Parameters of Peromyscus leucopus (White-Footed Deermice) Inhabiting a Heavy Metal Contaminated Superfund Site

The Southwestern Naturalist
2010-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1894/mlk-08.1
Contributors: Kendra L. Phelps; Karen McBee
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Ecological Characteristics of Small Mammal Communities at a Superfund Site

The American Midland Naturalist
2009-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-161.1.57
Contributors: Kendra L. Phelps; Karen McBee
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Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Czech Science Foundation (2)
Review activity for Diversity. (1)
Review activity for Gene. (1)
Review activity for One health. (1)
Review activity for PLoS neglected tropical diseases (1)
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