Thomas Gillespie
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Thomas GillespieAssociate ProfessorGlobal Health Institute Faculty E526 Math and Science Center B.Sc., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Research in the Gillespie lab focuses on interactions among anthropogenic environmental change; biodiversity; and the ecology and emergence of pathogens of people, wildlife, and domestic animals. We take an integrative interdisciplinary approach in our active research projects in Africa and Latin America and collaborate extensively with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Courses Taught
- ENVS / BIOL 345 Conservation Biology/Biodiversity
- ENVS 359 Ecology and Evolution of Disease
- ENVS 495 Honors Research
- ENVS Research Sequence (ENVS 299, 399, 499)
- IBS 699R Grad Research
- IBS 796R Ecological Parasitology
- PBEE 597R Lab Rotation
- PBEE 799R Advanced Grad Research
- Faculty Mentor for SIRE (Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory)
- Faculty Mentor for SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research at Emory)
Selected Publications
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In Press Gillespie T.R. Parasitic Threats to the Great Apes. In: Health Guidelines for the Great Apes. Leendertz FH (ed). IUCN. Switzerland. pdf coming soon! |
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In Press Gillespie TR, Barelli C, Heistermann M. 2012. Effects of Social Status and Stress on Patterns of Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Wild White-Handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. view pdf |
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In Press Zommers Z, Macdonald DW, Johnson PJ, Gillespie TR. 2012. Impact of human activity on chimpanzee ground use and parasitism (Pan troglodytes). Conservation letters. view pdf |
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In Press Salzer JS, DS Carroll, IB Rwego, E Falendysz, JL Shisler, K Karem, IK Damon, TR Gillespie. 2012. Serologic Evidence for Multiple Genera of Poxviruses Circulating in the Peridomestic Rodent Population in Western Uganda. Journal of Wildlife Disease. view pdf |
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2012 Salyer SJ, Gillespie TR, Rwego IB, Chapman CA. Epidemiology and molecular ecology of Cryptosporidium spp. in people, primates, and livestock from western Uganda. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 6(4):e1597. view pdf |
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2012 Schaumburg F, Mugisha L, Peck B, Becker K, Gillespie TR, Peters G, Leendertz FH. Drug-resistant human Staphylococcus aureus in sanctuary apes pose a threat to endangered wild ape populations. American Journal of Primatology. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22067. view pdf |
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2012 Calvignac-Spencer S, Leendertz SA, Gillespie TR, Leendertz FH. Wild great apes as sentinels and sources of infectious disease. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(6):521-7. view pdf |
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2011 Kowalewski, M., J.S. Salzer, J.C. Deutsch, M. Rano, M.S. Kuhlenschmidt, and T.R. Gillespie. Black and Gold Howler Monkeys (Alouatta caraya) as Sentinels of Ecosystem Health: Patterns of Zoonotic Protozoa Infection Relative to Degree of Human–Primate Contact. American Journal of Primatology (Speical Issue: Is Primate Conservation Essential to Ecosystem Conservation?) view pdf |
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2011 Howells ME, Pruetz J, Gillespie TR. Patterns of gastro-intestinal commensals and parasites as an index of population and ecosystem health: the case of sympatric western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) and guinea baboons (Papio hamadryus papio) at Fongoli, Senegal. American Journal of Primatology. 73:75-83. view pdf |
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2011 De Angelo, T.R. Gillespie, P. Wright, A. Rakotonavalon. 2011. El impacto de los factores de estrés en tiempo real sobre la resiliencia en el largo plazo en ambientes de bosques lluviosos tropicales: conclusiones de un simposio. Ecosistemas, 20:138-139. view pdf |
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2010 Gillespie T.R., E.V. Lonsdorf, E.P. Canfield, D.J. Meyer, Y Nadler, J Raphael, A.E. Pusey, J. Pond, J Pauley, T Mlengeya, and D.A. Travis. Demographic and Ecological Effects on Patterns of Parasitism in Eastern Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 143:534-544. view pdf |
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2010 Johnston A., T.R. Gillespie, I.B. Rwego, T.L Tranby, A.D. Kent, and T.L. Goldberg. Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Giardia duodenalis transmission in western Uganda. PLOS Tropical Neglected Diseases. view pdf |
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2009 Gillespie, T.R., C.L. Nunn, D. Morgan, J.C. Deutsch, M.S. Kuhlenschmidt, J.S. Salzer, K. Cameron, T. Reed, and C. Sanz. A legacy of low impact logging does not elevate prevalence of potentially pathogenic protozoa in free-ranging chimpanzees and lowland gorillas in the Republic of Congo. EcoHealth. 6:557-564.view pdf |
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2008 Gillespie, T.R., C.L Nunn, and F.H. Leendertz. Integrative approaches to the study of primate infectious disease: implications for biodiversity conservation and global health. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology.view pdf |
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2008 Gillespie, T.R. and C.A. Chapman. Forest fragmentation, the decline of an endangered primate, and changes in host-parasite interactions relative to an unfragmented forest. American Journal of Primatology. 70:222-230. view pdf |
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2006 Gillespie, T.R. and C.A. Chapman. Forest fragment attributes predict parasite infection dynamics in primate metapopulations. Conservation Biology. 20:441–448. view pdf |
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2006 Gillespie, T.R. Non-invasive assessment of gastro-intestinal parasite infections in free-ranging primates. International Journal of Primatology 27:1129-1143. view pdf |
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2005 Gillespie, T.R., C.A. Chapman, and E.C. Greiner. Effects of logging on gastrointestinal parasite infections and infection risk in African primate populations. Journal of Applied Ecology 42:699-707. view pdf |