Education and/or Training

B.S.	1966	University of Massachusetts	Microbiology, English
VMD	1970	University of Pennsylvania	Veterinary Medicine
Ph.D.	1974	University of California Davis	Comparative Mammalian Physiology, Endocrinology and Reproduction

Areas of specialization and or research interests

Public Service
Public speaking and writing
Consulting services
Wildlife and ecosystem health

Professional Experience

2003 – Present	U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center Director, U.S. Department of the Interior
1995 – 2001	Alliance of Veterinarians for the Environment, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board
1994 – 2003	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Habitat Conservation for Threatened and Endangered Species in the Southwest US, U.S. Department of the Interior
1993 – 1994	Contracting Services, American Veterinary Medical Association, Association of American Veterinary Medical Association, Envirovet, Public Speaking and Motivation
1991 – 1993	Scientific Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives, Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
1990 – 1991	American Association for the Advancement of Science, Congressional Science Fellow
1979 – 1986	Chief of Veterinary Services, California Marine Mammal Center
1974 – 1990	Veterinarian in Private Small Animal, Emergency and Wildlife Practice

Honors and/or Awards

Co-Moderator	Jan. 2008	National Council on Science and the Environment, Climate Change and Wildlife Health	Washington, DC
Invited speaker/lecturer	Sep. and Dec. 2007	Climate Change and Aquatic and Marine Wildlife Health, Institute of Medicine	San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC
Invited Reviewer	Aug. 2007	NOAA Oceans and Human Health Training Grants Review	Washington, DC
Honorary Membership	Jul. 2007	American Veterinary Epidemiological Society	Washington, DC
Invited Speaker	Mar. 2006	International Symposium on Emerging Zoonoses	Atlanta, GA
Invited Speaker	Apr. 2005	Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies	Madison, WI
Committee Member	Dec. 2004 – Present	USGS Human Health Coordinating Committee	Reston, VA
Participant	Jul. 2004	Leadership Styles, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University	Cambridge, MA
Participant	Jul. 2004	Decision-Making in Leadership Roles, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University	Cambridge, MA
Keynote Speaker	Apr. 2001	Marine Mammal Health and Collaboration, Riverhead Foundation	Riverhead, New York
Committee Member	Apr. 2003 – Dec. 2005	Department of the Interior’s Partnership & Collaboration Team	Washington, DC
Course Leader	Nov. 1999	Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (Multispecies Wildlife Conservation Plan)	Tucson, AZ
National Animal Welfare Award	Nov. 1998	American Veterinary Medical Association	Chicago, IL
Leader	Oct. 1997	Reef Health Ecology and Conservation Workshop	Belize
Leader	Aug. 1997	Veterinary Medicine and Rainforest Ecology and Conservation	Costa Rica
Keynote Speaker	Sep. 1994	Presentation to the University on Women in the Public Sphere, University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School of Communication	Philadelphia, PA
Guest Lecturer	Nov. 1993	Congressional, Executive Agency & Judicial Interactions on Wildlife Regulation, US Department of Agriculture	Washington, DC
Keynote Speaker	Nov. 1991	Wildlife Animal Welfare Forum	Chicago, IL

Significant Recent Publications

2006

Dierauf, LA, Karesh WB, Ip HS, Gilardi KV and Fischer J, Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, J Am Vet Med Assoc 228(12): 1877-1882.

2006

Mazet, JK and Dierauf, LA, Educating Veterinarians for Careers in Free-Ranging Wildlife Medicine and Ecosystem Health, J Vet Med Education 33(3):352-360.

2001 and 1990

Dierauf, LA, CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine (textbook editing and writing; 1st Edition, 1990; 2nd Edition, 2001)