EDUCATION
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St. Louis, Missouri
Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology, August 2005 – May 2007
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Major: Anthropology Minor: Chemistry, August 2001 – May 2005
Honors: Graduated with Academic Distinction for
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Epidemiologist Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University Ft. Pierce, FL February 2008 - Present
Responsibilities:
• Apply the methods of epidemiology to the study of marine mammal population health and disease
• Prepare and submit manuscripts of publications and presentations at national and international meetings
• Member of the stranding team to assist in the rescue and recovery of stranded marine mammals
• Assist in the collection of biological samples through necropsy examination
• Provide statistical expertise to associate researchers
Hospital Epidemiology Consultant/Statistical Analyst Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Mo October 2007 - January 2008
Responsibilities:
• Produce routine surveillance and risk factor assessment of hospital acquired infections
• Provided statistical support to physicians and hospital administrators for research and policy development
• Produce manuscripts and presentations for national conferences
Infectious Disease Intern Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Mo May –August 2007
Responsibilities:
• Apply epidemiology methods to design and carry out a case-control study on risk factors associated with hospital acquired infections
• Prepare results for presentation at a national meeting and publication
Epidemiology Consultant SeaWorld SanDiego, CA April 2007-Present
Responsibilities:
• Provide statistical expertise for the completion of a wild and captive animal health research projects conducted by BEC
• Reporting statistical results for publication and internal review
Zoological Staff Anheuser-Bush: Grant's Farm St. Louis, MO 2002-2008
Responsibilities:
• The general welfare and health of dozens of birds, mammals, and reptiles including the identification of illness and treatment of disease after veterinary evaluation.
• Communication and education of the public including speaking shows in a 500 seat amphitheater
• Additional evaluation of data collected on the avian collection was done in order to establish base weights as well as trends in feeding and weight gain of the collection.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Biostatistical Capabilities
Basic Biostatistics Linear Regression Logistic Regression
Survival Data Analysis Categorical Data Analysis
Statistical Software
ArcGIS (limited) STEM (Spatial-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler)
SPSS SAS
STATA
Professional Service
Session Chair, 9th Annual International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant; Guiyang, China, June 2009.
Abstract Reviewer, 2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 2009
Invited Reviewer, Aquatic Mammals, March 2010, Journal of Basic Microbiology, March 2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Statistical Association
International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine
Society for Marine Mammalogy
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Schaefer AM, Stavros HW, Reif JS, Goldstein JD, Fair PA, Bossart GD. Effects of Mercury on Hepatic, Thyroid, Renal, and Endocrine Function in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Eastern Coast of Florida and South Carolina. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant; Guiyang, China, June 2009.
Schaefer AM, Reif JS, Goldstein JD, McCulloch SD, Mazzoil M, Fair PA, Bossart GD. Opportunistic Antibiotic Resistant Organisms Cultured from Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Inhabiting Estuarine Waters of Charleston, SC and the Indian River Lagoon. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Québec City, Canada, Oct. 2009.
Reif JS, Schaefer AM, Goldstein JD, Fair PA, Bossart GD. Bottlenose Dolphins as Sentinels for Exposure to Mercury: Effects on Immune Function. . Abstracts from the 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Québec City, Canada, Oct. 2009.
Bechdel SE, Mazzoil M, Murdoch ME, Howells EM, Schaefer AM, McCulloch SD, Bossart GD, and Reif JS .Prevalence and distribution of shark interactions in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Québec City, Canada, Oct. 2009.
Howells EM, Mazzoil M, Bechdel SE, Murdoch ME, McCulloch SD, Reif JS, Schaefer AM, and Bossart GD. Preliminary findings using photo-identification to determine if dispersed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) retain the same home-ranges as their mothers, in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Québec City, Canada, Oct. 2009.
Schaefer AM, Reif JS, Goldstein JD, McCulloch SD, Mazzoil M, Fair PA, Bossart GD. Risk factors for Colonization of Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. Proceedings of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference; San Antonio, Texas, May 2009.
Schaefer AM, Stavros HW, Reif JS, Goldstein JD, Fair PA, Bossart GD. Effects of Mercury on Hepatic, Thyroid, Renal, and Endocrine Function in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Eastern Coast of Florida and South Carolina. Proceedings of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference; San Antonio, Texas, May 2009.
Goldstein JD, Schaefer AM, Reif JS, McCulloch SD, Bossart GD. Clinicopathologic Findings from Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Exhibiting Cytologic Evidence of Gastric Inflammation. Proceedings of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference; San Antonio, Texas, May 2009.
Mayfield JL, McMullen KM, Dohery J, Schaefer AM, Dubberke ER. Evaluation of a Computerized Survellance Program for Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance. American Practitioners of Infection Control Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado April 2009.
Schaefer AM, McMullen KM, Mayfield JL, Richmond A, Warren DK, Dubberke ER. Risk Factors Associated with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization on Hospital Admission among Oncology Patients. American Practitioners of Infection Control Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 2008.
Schaefer AM. The Social Behavior of Captive Red-fronted Lemurs. Proceedings of the American Association of Physical Anthropology National Meeting; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 2005.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Schaefer AM, Stavros HW, Reif JS, Fair PA, ...
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