Risa R. Pesapane
MS, PhD
Associate Professor with Tenure
Department
Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Professional Training and Experience
- PhD, The University of California, Davis - Ecology, Vector-Borne Disease
- MS, Virginia Tech - Wildlife Science, Disease Ecology
- BS, Virginia Tech - Biology, Wildlife Science
Research Interests
- Community disease ecology with an emphasis on wildlife health and vector-borne disease
School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
210 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
Publications
2022
- Eleftheriou A, Cole D, Kieffer J, Pesapane R. Molecular prevalence of Anaplasma marginale and associated risk factors in beef cattle herds from Ohio: a cross-sectional study. Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association. 2022 Sep 1;1–5.
- 2Swisher S, Pesapane R. Reconsidering the role of state animal import requirements in controlling invasive ticks and tick-borne disease. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2022 Oct;207:105718.
- Pesapane R, Chaves A, Foley J, Javeed N, Barnum S, Greenwald K, Dodd E, Fontaine C, Duignan P, Murray M, Miller M. Nasopulmonary mites (Acari: Halarachnidae) as potential vectors of bacterial pathogens, including Streptococcus phocae, in marine mammals. PLoS ONE. 2022 Jun 16;17(6):e0270009.
- López-Pérez AM, Pesapane R, Clifford DL, Backus L, Foley P, Voll A, Silva RB, Foley J. Host species and environment drivers of ectoparasite community of rodents in a Mojave Desert wetlands. PLoS ONE. 2022 Jun 2;17(6):e0269160.
- Scott JD, McGoey E, Pesapane R. Tick-Borne Pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in blacklegged ticks widespread across Eastern Canada. Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences. 2022 Oct;3(10):1249–56.
- Scott JD, McGoey E, Morales A, Pesapane R. Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia species and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in songbirds. Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences. 2022;3(12).
2021
- Pesapane, R.; Archibald, W. ;Norris, T.; Fontaine, C.; Halaska, B.; Duignan, P. et al. (2021). Nasopulmonary mites (Halarachnidae) of coastal Californian pinnipeds: Identity, prevalence, and molecular characterization. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 16, 113-119. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.005Publication status: Accepted, Type of review: Peer Review, Percent of authorship: 70%, Description of effort: This is the latest in a line of papers from my core research program on marine nasopulmonary mites that I developed at UC Davis and brought with me to OSU. All of the data analysis and molecular work was performed here at OSU and my mentee performed the distribution mappingand wrote portions of the manuscript. issn:2213-22442.
- Scott, J.D.; Pesapane, R.R. (2021). Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Hepatozoon canis in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Eastern Canada. Pathogens, 10(10), doi:10.3390/pathogens10101265Publication status: Published online,Type of review: Peer Review, Percent of authorship: 45%, Description of effort: I performed all laboratory workand data analysis and contributed to the manuscript.This manuscript relates to my core research program on ticks and tick-borne pathogens in areas of active range expansion.pmc:PMC8541619
- Javeed, N.; Foley, J.; Oliver-Guimera, A.; Affolter, V.K.; Keel, M.K.; Reed, A.; Pesapane, R.R. et al. (2021). Demodectic mange in threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Veterinary Dermatology, 32(3), 211-e55. doi:10.1111/vde.12947Publication status: Published, Type of review: Peer Review, Percent of authorship: 5%, Description of effort: I provided mentorship and guidance on study design and data collection to the lead author (Javeed) who was my undergraduate assistant on my sea otter mite projects. pubmed:337395514.