Research.
Areas of Interest
Wildlife disease ecology - vector-borne disease of wildlife, wildlife-livestock interface disease, infectious disease of free-ranging species
Wildlife disease surveillance - study/program design, wildlife immobilization (chemical/physical), welfare (handling & sample collection)
Select Peer-Reviewed Publications
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samantha-Allen-14
Validation of tonsil tissue for ELISA testing in chronic wasting disease detection of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). 2025. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
“Luck be a lady”: Retrospective study of disease-associated prion (PrPSc) distribution and lesions in captive, environmentally exposed female Rocky mountain elk (Cervis canadensis nelsoni) with 132LL genotype. 2024. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
Nalbuphine, medetomidine, and azaperone use in free-ranging American black bears and mountain lions in Wyoming. 2024. Journal of Wildlife Management.
Using Opportunistic Samples to Monitor West Nile Virus Infection Status in Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in Wyoming, USA (2020–22). 2023. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
Mortality in Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Associated with Natural Infection with H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) Subclade 2.3.4.4. 2023. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
Abundance and diversity of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Ontario, Canada. 2023. Parasites & Vectors.
Butorphanol, Azaperone, and Medetomidine for the Chemical Immobilization in Free-Ranging Shiras (Alces alces shirasi) Moose: Ground and Helicopter Darting in Wyoming, USA. 2023. Journal of
Wildlife Diseases.
New distribution records of biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Latreille, Culicoides bergi and Culicoides baueri, in southern Ontario, Canada. 2022. Journal of Medical Entomology.
Select Presentations
United States Animal Health Association, Wildlife Health Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA, 2024. “Lessons learned, Elk Feedgrounds in Wyoming”.
Ontario Animal Health Network, Wildlife Network Seminar, Guelph, ON, Canada, 2024. “CWD and Brucellosis Surveillance in Wyoming Cervids”.
United States Animal Health Association, Wildlife Health Meeting, National Harbour, WD, USA, 2023. “Mycoplasma bovis in pronghorn in Wyoming, USA”.
Western States Livestock Health Association Meeting, Cody, WY, USA, 2023. “Elk Feedground Process: Lessons Learned”.
Veterinary Sciences Speaker Seminar, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA, 2021. “Arboviruses and ruminants – BTV/EHDV (Canadian Ed. eh?)”.
University of Georgia seminar series, Athens, GA, USA, 2021. “Vector-borne viruses in ungulates in southern Ontario, Canada: distribution and orbivirus establishment”.