Wills, Robert

Robert W. Wills, M.S., D.V.M., Ph.D., A.C.V.P.M. (Epidemiology)
Interim Head
Department of Basic Sciences

Contact Information

College of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100
Phone: 662-325-9718
Fax: 662-325-4548
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Education

  • B.S. - University of Missouri
  • M.S. – University of Tennessee
  • D.V.M. – University of Missouri
  • Ph.D. – Iowa State University
  • Diplomate – American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine - Epidemiology

Special Interests

  • Research – Ecological and analytical epidemiology.
    Specific areas of focus include Salmonella and
    Campylobacter in broilers, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
    (PRRS), and interaction of pesticides and human health.
  • Teaching – Epidemiology and Diseases of Swine
  • Clinical – Clinical Epidemiology and Diseases of Swine

Primary Area of Expertise

Ecological epidemiology with emphasis on transmission of pathogens
Analytical epidemiology with emphasis on identification and analysis of risk factor