Person

Richard William Gerhold Jr, DVM, MS, PhD

Associate Professor | Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department
Overview

Upon graduation from veterinary school, I was employed as the staff veterinarian at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia. I also received a MS and PhD from University of Georgia in Veterinary Pathology working on classical and molecular parasitology. Following my PhD, I completed a two year National Science Foundation-funded post-doctoral fellowship at the Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Department at the University of Tennessee researching Lyme disease and tick-borne diseases. I am currently an assistant professor of parasitology at Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Tennessee. Duties include teaching in the first year parasitology course and fourth year rotations, diagnostic services, and research. My research interests include wildlife and public health associated parasite epidemiology, protozoa, and tick-borne diseases. In addition I belong to the Center for Wildlife Health at the University of Tennessee which is group of researchers from numerous departments and colleges at the University of Tennessee that perform research on various wildlife diseases.

Teaching Focus

Pathology-Parasitology; Community Practice-Parasitology; Veterinary Parasitology; Wildlife Disease Ecology

Research Questions
  • I am a veterinary parasitologist and I perform classical and molecular diagnostics and research on parasites. My main area of focus is wildlife parasitology. Current projects include: meningeal worm and filarid epidemiology in moose, avian parasitology, Trichomonas gallinae and Histomonas meleagridis epidemiology and ecology, and ecology and transmission of Toxoplasma gondii.
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
CEM 411 - Undergraduate Research Participation
1 - 3 credit hours

Experience in active biomedical research projects under supervision of faculty. Students in pre-medicine, biology, and related majors may conduct research projects within designated areas.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent. Maximum 9 hours.
Comment(s): Contact coordinator prior to registering for class.

Other Instructors: Dhar, Madhu S

CEM 510 - Graduate Research Participation
1 - 6 credit hours

Advanced research techniques while conducting individual biomedical research projects under supervision of faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Comment(s): Open to all graduate students.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Lear, Andrea Sketch | Springer, Nora Lynn

CEM 530 - Wildlife Diseases
2 credit hour(s)

Necropsy of birds and mammals. Recognition of various diseases and methods of preparing pathological materials in field and lab. Investigative procedures concerning wildlife diseases. Cross-listed: (See Wildlife and Fisheries Science 530.)
Recommended Background: Upper-division undergraduate course in wildlife sciences.

CEM 610 - Advanced Topics in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 - 3 credit hours

Specialized, in-depth experience in various disciplines. Current and future research methodology, recent advances in instrumentation in analytical techniques for comparative medicine.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Cushing, Andrew | Giori, Luca | Abouelkhair, Mohamed | Neelakanta, Girish | Dhar, Madhu S | Kania, Stephen Anthony | Sultana, Hameeda

CEM 612 - Journal Club in Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Smith, Joe | Anderson, David Edgar | Whitlock, Brian Keith | Reed Jr, Robert B | Caldwell, Marc | Schaefer, Deanna M | Sheldon, Julie Deanne | Neelakanta, Girish | Cushing, Andrew | Lear, Andrea Sketch | Rouse, Barry T | Dhar, Madhu S

CEM 613 - Journal Club in Large Animal Clinical Sciences
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Sommardahl, Carla S | Mulon, Pierre-Yves | Graves, Meggan | Prado, Tulio M. | Anderson, David Edgar | Smith, Joe

CEM 615 - Journal Club in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Murphy, Maryanne | Rollins, Angela

CEM 616 - Comparative and Experimental Medicine Seminar
1 credit hour(s)

Research seminars pertinent to disciplines within the program.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Credit Restriction: Maximum 3 hours may be applied toward degree requirements.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Odoi, Agricola

EPP 531 - Special Problems in Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology
1 - 3 credit hours

Comprehensive individual study of current problems.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Nowicki, Marcin | Gwinn, Kimberly D | Staton, Meg | Kelly, Heather Marie

FWF 530 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources
3 credit hour(s)

Introductory course in geographic information systems (GIS), with applications in natural resources. Emphasizes creating detailed, professional grade maps, but also includes overview and application of the theory and analyses associated with GIS.

VMP 823 - Parasitology
2 credit hour(s)

Principles of parasitology: protozoology, helminthology, and entomology and relationship to diseases in animals.
Registration Restriction(s): Veterinary Medicine Students only.

Other Instructors: Schaefer, John Jeffrey

VMP 870 - Special Studies in Veterinary Medicine
1 - 8 credit hours

Specially-designed studies for students in novel special-interest topics and/or for students participating in self-directed learning environments. Topics are unique and not associated with standard core rotations or elective topics within the veterinary or MPH curriculum.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 16 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Veterinary Medicine Students only. Upon approval of the associate dean.

Other Instructors: Millis, Darryl L | Cole, Lori Scheyd | Albright, Julia | Rollins, Angela | Souza, Marcy Jan | Fazio, Connie | Long, Jeremy | Newkirk, Kim M | Hartley, Ashley | Ng, Zenithson | Kleine, Stephanie | Sheley, Wesley | Martin, Eric | Smith, Joe | Valk, Neal

VMP 871 - Special Problems in Comparative Medicine
1 - 8 credit hours

Extramural and specially-designed study for students interested in select topics in avian medicine, laboratory animal medicine, zoo animal medicine, epidemiology, public health, pharmacology or toxicology.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Veterinary Medicine Students only.

Other Instructors: Lear, Andrea Sketch

WFS 530 - Wildlife Diseases
2 credit hour(s)

Necropsy of birds and mammals. Recognition of various diseases and methods of preparing pathological materials in field and lab. Investigative procedures concerning wildlife diseases. Cross-listed: (Same as Comparative and Experimental Medicine 530.)
Recommended Background: Upper-division undergraduate course in wildlife sciences.

Picture of Richard William Gerhold Jr, DVM, MS, PhD
A201 Veterinary Medical Center
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4542
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, , University of Georgia, 2010
  • MS, Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, , University of Georgia, 2007
  • Doctorate, Veterinary Medicine, General, Purdue Univ West Lafayette*, 2001
  • Bachelors, Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Managemen, Purdue Univ West Lafayette*, 1997

Richard William Gerhold Jr, DVM, MS, PhD

Associate Professor | Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department
Picture of Richard William Gerhold Jr, DVM, MS, PhD image
A201 Veterinary Medical Center
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4542
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, , University of Georgia, 2010
  • MS, Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, , University of Georgia, 2007
  • Doctorate, Veterinary Medicine, General, Purdue Univ West Lafayette*, 2001
  • Bachelors, Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Managemen, Purdue Univ West Lafayette*, 1997
Overview

Upon graduation from veterinary school, I was employed as the staff veterinarian at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia. I also received a MS and PhD from University of Georgia in Veterinary Pathology working on classical and molecular parasitology. Following my PhD, I completed a two year National Science Foundation-funded post-doctoral fellowship at the Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Department at the University of Tennessee researching Lyme disease and tick-borne diseases. I am currently an assistant professor of parasitology at Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Tennessee. Duties include teaching in the first year parasitology course and fourth year rotations, diagnostic services, and research. My research interests include wildlife and public health associated parasite epidemiology, protozoa, and tick-borne diseases. In addition I belong to the Center for Wildlife Health at the University of Tennessee which is group of researchers from numerous departments and colleges at the University of Tennessee that perform research on various wildlife diseases.

Teaching Focus

Pathology-Parasitology; Community Practice-Parasitology; Veterinary Parasitology; Wildlife Disease Ecology

Research Questions
  • I am a veterinary parasitologist and I perform classical and molecular diagnostics and research on parasites. My main area of focus is wildlife parasitology. Current projects include: meningeal worm and filarid epidemiology in moose, avian parasitology, Trichomonas gallinae and Histomonas meleagridis epidemiology and ecology, and ecology and transmission of Toxoplasma gondii.
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
CEM 411 - Undergraduate Research Participation
1 - 3 credit hours

Experience in active biomedical research projects under supervision of faculty. Students in pre-medicine, biology, and related majors may conduct research projects within designated areas.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent. Maximum 9 hours.
Comment(s): Contact coordinator prior to registering for class.

Other Instructors: Dhar, Madhu S

CEM 510 - Graduate Research Participation
1 - 6 credit hours

Advanced research techniques while conducting individual biomedical research projects under supervision of faculty.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Comment(s): Open to all graduate students.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Lear, Andrea Sketch | Springer, Nora Lynn

CEM 530 - Wildlife Diseases
2 credit hour(s)

Necropsy of birds and mammals. Recognition of various diseases and methods of preparing pathological materials in field and lab. Investigative procedures concerning wildlife diseases. Cross-listed: (See Wildlife and Fisheries Science 530.)
Recommended Background: Upper-division undergraduate course in wildlife sciences.

CEM 610 - Advanced Topics in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 - 3 credit hours

Specialized, in-depth experience in various disciplines. Current and future research methodology, recent advances in instrumentation in analytical techniques for comparative medicine.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Cushing, Andrew | Giori, Luca | Abouelkhair, Mohamed | Neelakanta, Girish | Dhar, Madhu S | Kania, Stephen Anthony | Sultana, Hameeda

CEM 612 - Journal Club in Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Smith, Joe | Anderson, David Edgar | Whitlock, Brian Keith | Reed Jr, Robert B | Caldwell, Marc | Schaefer, Deanna M | Sheldon, Julie Deanne | Neelakanta, Girish | Cushing, Andrew | Lear, Andrea Sketch | Rouse, Barry T | Dhar, Madhu S

CEM 613 - Journal Club in Large Animal Clinical Sciences
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Sommardahl, Carla S | Mulon, Pierre-Yves | Graves, Meggan | Prado, Tulio M. | Anderson, David Edgar | Smith, Joe

CEM 615 - Journal Club in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Murphy, Maryanne | Rollins, Angela

CEM 616 - Comparative and Experimental Medicine Seminar
1 credit hour(s)

Research seminars pertinent to disciplines within the program.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Credit Restriction: Maximum 3 hours may be applied toward degree requirements.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Odoi, Agricola

EPP 531 - Special Problems in Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology
1 - 3 credit hours

Comprehensive individual study of current problems.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Nowicki, Marcin | Gwinn, Kimberly D | Staton, Meg | Kelly, Heather Marie

FWF 530 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources
3 credit hour(s)

Introductory course in geographic information systems (GIS), with applications in natural resources. Emphasizes creating detailed, professional grade maps, but also includes overview and application of the theory and analyses associated with GIS.

VMP 823 - Parasitology
2 credit hour(s)

Principles of parasitology: protozoology, helminthology, and entomology and relationship to diseases in animals.
Registration Restriction(s): Veterinary Medicine Students only.

Other Instructors: Schaefer, John Jeffrey

VMP 870 - Special Studies in Veterinary Medicine
1 - 8 credit hours

Specially-designed studies for students in novel special-interest topics and/or for students participating in self-directed learning environments. Topics are unique and not associated with standard core rotations or elective topics within the veterinary or MPH curriculum.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 16 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Veterinary Medicine Students only. Upon approval of the associate dean.

Other Instructors: Millis, Darryl L | Cole, Lori Scheyd | Albright, Julia | Rollins, Angela | Souza, Marcy Jan | Fazio, Connie | Long, Jeremy | Newkirk, Kim M | Hartley, Ashley | Ng, Zenithson | Kleine, Stephanie | Sheley, Wesley | Martin, Eric | Smith, Joe | Valk, Neal

VMP 871 - Special Problems in Comparative Medicine
1 - 8 credit hours

Extramural and specially-designed study for students interested in select topics in avian medicine, laboratory animal medicine, zoo animal medicine, epidemiology, public health, pharmacology or toxicology.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Veterinary Medicine Students only.

Other Instructors: Lear, Andrea Sketch

WFS 530 - Wildlife Diseases
2 credit hour(s)

Necropsy of birds and mammals. Recognition of various diseases and methods of preparing pathological materials in field and lab. Investigative procedures concerning wildlife diseases. Cross-listed: (Same as Comparative and Experimental Medicine 530.)
Recommended Background: Upper-division undergraduate course in wildlife sciences.