Education and/or Training

B.A.	1973, 1975	University of South Florida	Biology
Ph.D.	1987	University of Connecticut	Comparative Veterinary Pathology
Postdoc.	1989	University of Florida	Wildlife Pathology

Areas of Specialization and or Research Interests

Biotoxins
Comparative veterinary pathology
Diseases of marine mammals
Facilities Design
Personnel Management
Wildlife Disease Ecology

Current USGS Research and Projects

Chronic Wasting Disease Tissue Bank: Principal Investigator

Professional Experience

1989 – 2001	Research Assistant, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL Marine Research Inst, Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory
1987 – 1989	Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
The Wildlife Society
United States Animal Health Association
Wildlife Disease Association

Honors and/or Awards

Star Award	2005	USGS-NWHC-Madison, WI
Star Award	2003	USGS-NWHC-Madison, WI
Star Award	2002	USGS-NWHC-Madison, WI
Council Member, Chaired Student Activities, Awards and Nominations Committees	2003	Hosted 1997 meeting in Florida, elected Vice-President 2003
Council Member, Vice President, President, Past-President	1997, 2003-2005, 2005-2007, 2007-2009	Wildlife Disease Association
Special Achievement Award	1997	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Team Award	1996	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Selected Publications

WRIGHT, SCOTT D. Chronic wasting disease positive tissue bank. 2007 Fact Sheet 2007-3059

WRIGHT, S.D. and P.G. SLOTA Helping to combat chronic wasting disease 2005 USGS Factsheet 2005-3076

Results of a CWD surveillance workshop. National Wildlife Health Center Website. Available:http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/chronic_wasting/CWD_Surveillance_Strategies.pdf. 43 pages.

SAMUEL, M.D., D.O. JOLY, M.A. Wild, S.D. WRIGHT, D.L. Otis, R.W. Werge, and M.W. Miller. Surveillance strategies for detecting chronic wasting disease in free-ranging deer and elk. 2003