Heather Stockdale Walden

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology
hdstockdale@ufl.edu
PO Box 110880
1945 SW 16th AV
Gainesville, FL 32611-0880
352-294-4125
FAX 352-392-9704

Education

  • Doctorate, Biomedical Sciences/Parasitology – 2008. Auburn University
  • Master of Science, Biology – 2004. Appalachian State University
  • Bachelor of Science, Biology – 1999. University of Kentucky

Honors and Awards

  • 2008 – Intervet/AAVP Outstanding Graduate Student
  • 2008 – Byrd Dunn Award for Best Student Presentation
  • 2007 – Phi Zeta Best Graduate Student Presentation
  • 2007 – Bayer/AAVP Best Graduate Student Presentation

Research Interests

Research in our laboratory is centered on parasites of importance to veterinary medicine. Protozoan parasites are of particular interest, including the relationships between parasite and host and resulting pathogenesis of disease. Our laboratory also diagnosis parasitic infections or infestations and routinely identifies parasitic helminths, protozoa and arthropods.

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

Stockdale HD, Spencer JA, Blagburn BL. 2007. Prophylaxis and Chemotherapy. In: Fayer R and Xiao L, Eds. Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis. 2nd Ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 544.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Rosypal AC, Ripley A, Stockdale-Walden HD, Blagburn BL, Grant DC and Lindsay DS. 2011. Survival of a feline isolate of Tritrichomonas foetus in the environment. Vet Par: Submitted.

Stockdale HD, Givens MD, Dykstra CC and Blagburn BL. 2009. Tritrichomonas foetus in surveyed pet cats. Vet Par. 160: 13-17.

Stockdale HD and Blagburn BL. 2008. Consultant on Call: Feline Trichomoniasis. NAVC Clinician’s Brief: 6(4): 9-11.

Stockdale HD and Blagburn BL. 2008. Diagnostic Tree: Feline Chronic Large Bowel Diarrhea. NAVC Clinician’s Brief. 6(4): 14-15.

Stockdale HD, Dillon AR, Newton JC, Bird RC, BonDurant RH, Deinnocentes P, Barney S, Butler J, Land T, Spencer JA, Lindsay DS, Blagburn BL. 2008. Experimental infection of cats (Felis catus) with Tritrichomonas foetus isolated from cattle. Vet Par. 145: 156-161.

Rodning SP, Wolfe DF, Carson RL, Wright JC, Stockdale HD, Pacoli ME, Busby HC, Rowe SE. 2008. Prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus in several subpopulations of Alabama beef bulls. Theriogenology 69: 212-217.

Stockdale HD, Rodning SP, Givens MD, Carpenter DM, Lenz SD, Spencer JA, Dykstra CC, Lindsay DS, Blagburn BL. 2007. Experimental infection of cattle with a feline isolate of Tritrichomonas foetus. J. Parasitol. 93(6): 1429-1434.

Stockdale HD, West GS, Hankes TH, McMillan KL, Whitley M, Spencer JA, Dykstra CC, Blagburn BL. 2006. Feline Trichomoniasis: An Emerging Disease? Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet. 28(6): 463-471.

 

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