Faculty
Faculty Bio
Robert W. Wills, M.S., D.V.M., Ph.D., A.C.V.P.M. (Epidemiology)
Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine
Contact Information
College of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100
Phone: 662-325-9718
Fax: 662-325-4548
Email: wills@cvm.msstate.edu
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
