David Dressel

26 Middlevale RD Apt # 1630F

East Lansing, MI 48823

630-981-7186
David.dressel5@gmail.com

Education
Masters of Science
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michigan State University
Research Advisor: Henry (Rique) Campa III

2015-2017 (Expected)
East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Science, Zoology (Wildlife)

College of Science
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

May 2014
Carbondale, IL

Weber State University Zoology program

College of Science
Weber State University

2008-2010
Ogden, Utah

Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant at Michigan State University

Develop oral vaccine delivery system to inoculate

white-tailed deer against bovine tuberculosis
Determine suitable vaccine delivery unit (VDU) to use
as a device to orally administer vaccine
Evaluate a plausible biomarker to assess uptake of VDUs
by white-tailed deer in NE lower Michigan
Assess abundance and peak activity of deer on agriculture
fields during winter break up
Measure the effect of changing vegetation characteristics
(i.e. herbaceous growth) on deer activity and presence on
agriculture fields

USFWS Crew Member: Stellers/spectacled eider project

January 2015 - Present

East Lansing, MI

June 2014- August 2014

Barrow, Alaska

Conduct breeding pair survey of nesting waterfowl on

open tundra
Perform transects of desired plots and record observational
data on target waterfowl nest and predatory species
Locate, record and plot threatened stellers and spectacled Eider nests

Executed the trapping and banding of eider species

Re-visit nest and determine productivity and success of individual nest
Provide community outreach and education program to high school students
from Barrow, Alaska

Undergraduate Deer Research Internship

September 2013-May 2014
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Assisted in research to identify contact rates among
deer and the foreseen effect on disease transmission
Executed the capture, tagging and radio collaring of
white-tailed deer with the use of rocket and drop nets
Implemented DNA extraction and PCR amplification of biopsy samples
Performed field observations and radio telemetry to locate deer populations
Data entry of tagged deer contact occurrences with the use
of camera trap photographs
Research Internship, Co-Occurrence of Furbearers
June 2013-August 2013
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Conducted stream surveys to asses possible use of habitat by
otters, muskrat, and beaver
Collected scat samples from the field to identify prominent
food source
Identified tracks of individual Furbearing species
Employed several GPS, range finding, and measurement
techniques to asses quality of the environment

ACHIEVEMENTS
Michigan State University

Graduate Assistantship at MSU

January 2015

Southern Illinois University

William Hill Scholarship Recipient

Alumni award and scholarship in Zoology
Member of the Sigma Alpha Lambda Leadership and
honors Organization
Southern Illinois University 3.7 GPA

May 2013
August 2013- May 2014
January2013
August 2011-May 2014

FUNDING
Graduate Research Assistantship provided by Michigan State University with
support from Dr. Henry Campa III lab
United States Department of Agriculture-National Wildlife Research Center
provided funding for M.S. research

RELEVANT SKILLS

Experience in Statistical Analysis System (SAS), R: statistical analyses software,

ArcGIS 10.3, Microsoft Database, Trimble GPA data loggers.
Biomarker application to vaccine delivery units
Extensive use of rocket and drop nets for the capture
of white-tailed deer
Experience in attaching radio and proximity collars
Able to use radio telemetry technique to locate collared deer
Widespread use with Trimble GPS data loggers
Proficient use of genetic techniques including
DNA extraction and PCR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ATV certified

INVITED TALKS

Proposed Oral Vaccine Baiting System for Bovine TB in White-Tailed Deer

Invited talk with the Bovine Tuberculosis Advisory Committee, Atlanta, Michigan,
April 2015
Expected: The implementation of an oral vaccine delivery system for Bovine TB
in White-Tailed Deer: Preliminary Findings Invited to give a presentation at TB
Conference, Hillman, Michigan, March 2016

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS

Expected: Development of Strategies to Orally Deliver Vaccine for Bovine

Tuberculosis to White-Tailed Deer of NE Lower Michigan Oral presentation at
the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 2016

January 2015- Present

SERVICE
Assistant coordinator for Fisheries and
Wildlife Spotlight magazine
Member of the SIU Student Chapter of the
Wildlife Society and Zoology Club

September 2011-2014

REFERENCES
Name
Dr. Eric Schauber

Position
Associate Professor

Phone
618-453-6940

Email
schauber@siu.edu

Dr. Donald Sparling

Associate Professor

618-453-6949

dsparl@siu.edu

Matthew Wilson

Waterfowl
Specialist (WDFW)

864-324-1645

Matthew.Wilson@dfw.wa.gov

Marie Tosa

M.S. Student

339-368-0454

mtosa@siu.edu

Micah Miller

Ph.D. Student

907-378-1162

mwcmiller@siu.edu