Job Title
Associate Professor
Department
Life Sciences
Phone
024 765 23797
Web Link
Research Interests
I am a quantitative disease ecologist with broad interests in disease dynamics, wildlife health, and conservation. My work combines host ecology or community ecology to understand infection dynamics. My main research interests include:
- Disease dynamic consequences of co-infecting pathogens
- Emerging infectious disease
- Land use change and vector borne disease
- Network and spatial models of diseases transmission
- Wildlife health and population dynamics
Biography
PhD, Oregon State University, Environmental Science, 2013.
BS, Denison University, 2008.
- Gorsich, Erin E., Webb, Colleen T., Mertone, Andrew A., Hoetinge, Jennifer A., Miller, Ryan S., Farnsworth, Matthew L., Swafford, Seth R., De Libertog, Thomas J., Pederseng, Kerri, Franklin, Alan B., McLean, Robert G., Wilsonk, Kenneth R., Doherty Jr, Paul F., 2021. Continental-scale dynamics of avian influenza in U.S. waterfowl are driven by demography, migration and temperature. Ecological Applications, 31 (2)
- Keeling, Matt J., Tildesley, Michael J., Atkins, Benjamin D., Penman, Bridget S., Southall, Emma, Guyver-Fletcher, Glen, Holmes, Alexander, McKimm, Hector, Gorsich, Erin E., Hill, Edward M., Dyson, Louise, 2021. The impact of school reopening on the spread of COVID-19 in England. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376 (1829)
- Guarido, M. M., Riddin, M. A., Johnson, T., Braack, L. E. O., Schrama, M., Gorsich, Erin E., Brooke, B. D., Almeida, A. P. G., Venter, Marietjie, 2021. Aedes species (Diptera: Culicidae) ecological and host feeding patterns in the north-eastern parts of South Africa, 2014?2018. Parasites & Vectors, 14 (1)
- Keeling, Matt J., Hill, Edward M., Gorsich, Erin E., Penman, Bridget S., Guyver-Fletcher, Glen, Holmes, Alexander, Leng, Trystan, McKimm, Hector, Tamborrino, Massimiliano, Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J., 2021. Predictions of COVID-19 dynamics in the UK : short-term forecasting and analysis of potential exit strategies. PLoS Computational Biology, 17 (1)
- Guarido, Milehna M., Govender, Kamini, Riddin, Megan A., Schrama, Maarten, Gorsich, Erin E., Brooke, Basil D., Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia, Venter, Marietjie, 2021. Detection of insect-specific flaviviruses in mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in Northeastern regions of South Africa. Viruses, 13 (11)
- Gonçalves, Raquel, de Souza, C. F., Rotani, R., Pereira, A., Farnes, K., Gorsich, Erin E., Silva, R., Brazil, R. P., Hamilton, J. G. C., Courtenay, Orin, 2021. Community deployment of a synthetic pheromone of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis co-located with insecticide reduces vector abundance in treated and neighbouring untreated houses : implications for control of Leishmania infantum. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15 (2)
- Guarido, Milehna Mara, Motlou, Thopisang, Riddin, Megan A., MacIntyre, Caitlin, Manyana, Sontaga Cris, Johnson, Todd, Schrama, Maarten, Gorsich, Erin E., Brooke, Basil D., Almeida, A. Paulo G., Venter, Marietjie, 2021. Potential mosquito vectors for Shuni virus, South Africa, 2014?2018. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27 (12), pp. 3142-3146
- 'Jolles, Anna, 'Gorsich, Erin E., 'Gubbins, Simon, 'Beechler, Brianna, 'Buss, Peter, 'Juleff, Nick, 'de Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari, 'Maree, Francois, 'Perez-Martin, Eva, 'van Schalkwyk, O. L., 'Scott, Katherine, 'Zhang, Fuquan, 'Medlock, Jan, 'Charleston, Bryan, 2021. 'Endemic persistence of a highly contagious pathogen : foot-and-mouth disease in its wildlife host. Science, 374 (6563), pp. 104-109
- 'Guyver?Fletcher, Glen, 'Gorsich, Erin E., 'Tildesley, Michael J., 2021. 'A model exploration of carrier and movement transmission as potential explanatory causes for the persistence of foot?and?mouth disease in endemic regions. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
- Schrama, Maarten, Hunting, Ellard R., Beechler, Brianna R., Guarido, Milehna M., Govender, Dann, Nijland, Wiebe, ?t Zelfde, Maarten, Venter, Marietjie, van Bodegom, Peter M., Gorsich, Erin E., 2020. Human practices promote presence and abundance of disease-transmitting mosquito species. Scientific Reports, 10
- Gorsich, Erin E., Miller, Ryan S., Mask, Holly M., Hallman, Clayton, Portacci, Katie, Webb, Colleen T., 2019. Spatio-temporal patterns and characteristics of swine shipments in the U.S. based on Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection. Scientific Reports, 9 (1)
- Krol, Louie, Gorsich, Erin E., Hunting, Ellard R., Govender, Danny, van Bodegom, Peter M., Schrama, Maarten, 2019. Eutrophication governs predator-prey interactions and temperature effects in Aedes aegypti populations. Parasites & Vectors, 12 (1)
- Krol, Louie, Van der Hoorn, Berry, Gorsich, Erin E., Trimbos, Krijn, Bodegom, Peter M. van, Schrama, Maarten, 2019. How does eDNA compare to traditional trapping? Detecting mosquito communities in South-African freshwater ponds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7
- Gorsich, Erin E., Beechler, Brianna R., van Bodegom, Peter M., Govender, Danny, Guarido, Milehna, Venter, Marietjie, Schrama, Maarten, 2019. A comparative assessment of adult mosquito trapping methods to estimate spatial patterns of abundance and community composition in southern Africa. Parasites & Vectors, 12
- Beechler, B. R., Boersma, Kate S., Buss, Peter E., Coon, Courtney A. C., Gorsich, Erin E., Henrichs, Brian S., Siepielski, Adam M., Spaan, Johannie M., Spaan, Robert S., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Jolles, Anna E., 2019. Bovine tuberculosis disturbs parasite functional trait composition in African buffalo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (29), pp. 14645-14650
- Gorsich, Erin E., McKee, Clifton D., Grear, Daniel A., Miller, Ryan S., Portacci, Katie, Lindström, Tom, Webb, Colleen T., 2018. Model-guided suggestions for targeted surveillance based on cattle shipments in the U.S.. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, pp. 52-59
- Tavalire, Hannah F., Beechler, Brianna R, Buss, Peter E., Gorsich, Erin E., Hoal, Eileen G., le Roex, Nikki, Spaan, Johannie M., van Helden, Paul D., Ezenwa, Vanessa, Jolles, Anna E., 2018. Context-dependent costs and benefits of tuberculosis resistance traits in a wild mammalian host. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (24), pp. 12712-12726
- Schrama, Maarten, Gorsich, Erin E., Hunting, Ellard R., Barmentlo, S. Henrik, Beechler, Brianna, van Bodegom, Peter M., 2018. Eutrophication and predator presence overrule the effects of temperature on mosquito survival and development. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12 (3)
- Beck-Johnson, Lindsay M., Hallman, Clayton, Miller, Ryan S., Portacci, Katie, Gorsich, Erin E., Grear, Daniel A., Hartman, Katherine, Webb, Colleen T., 2018. Estimating and exploring the proportions of inter- and intrastate cattle shipments in the United States. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 162, pp. 56-66
- Gorsich, Erin E., Etienne, Rampal S., Medlock, Jan, Beechler, Brianna R., Spaan, Johannie M., Spaan, Robert S., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Jolles, Anna E., 2018. Opposite outcomes of coinfection at individual and population scales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (29), pp. 7545-7550
- Gorsich, Erin E., Luis, Angela D., Buhnerkempe, Michael G., Grear, Daniel A., Portacci, Katie, Miller, Ryan S., Webb, Colleen T., 2016. Mapping U.S. cattle shipment networks : spatial and temporal patterns of trade communities from 2009 to 2011. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 134, pp. 82-91
- Henrichs, Brian, Oosthuizen, Marinda C., Troskie, Milana, Gorsich, Erin E., Gondhalekar, Carmen, Beechler, Brianna R., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Jolles, Anna E., Fenton, Andy, 2016. Within guild co-infections influence parasite community membership : a longitudinal study in African Buffalo. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85 (4), pp. 1025-1034
- Gorsich, Erin E., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Cross, Paul C., Bengis, Roy G., Jolles, Anna E., Fenton, Andrew, 2015. Context-dependent survival, fecundity and predicted population-level consequences of brucellosis in African buffalo. Journal of Animal Ecology, 84 (4), pp. 999-1009
- Beechler, B. R., Manore, C. A., Reininghaus, B., O'Neal, D., Gorsich, Erin E., Ezenwa, V. O., Jolles, A. E., 2015. Enemies and turncoats : bovine tuberculosis exposes pathogenic potential of Rift Valley fever virus in a common host, African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282 (1805)
- Gorsich, Erin E., Bengis, Roy G., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Jolles, Anna E., 2015. Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosing brucellosis in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 51 (1), pp. 9-18
- Gorsich, Erin E., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Jolles, Anna E., 2014. Nematode?coccidia parasite co-infections in African buffalo : Epidemiology and associations with host condition and pregnancy. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 3 (2), pp. 124-134
- Gonçalves, Raquel, de Souza, C. F., Rotani, R., Pereira, A., Farnes, K., Gorsich, Erin E., Silva, R., Brazil, R. P., Hamilton, J. G. C., Courtenay, Orin, 2021. Data for Community deployment of a synthetic pheromone of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis co-located with insecticide reduces vector abundance in treated and neighbouring untreated houses: Implications for control of Leishmania infantum. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBSRC EEID - Cardiff led UK component | BBSRC | 01 Jan 2020 | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Mapping and Modeling the spread of wild bird AI risks posed to poultry at the national scale - yr 2 | US Department of Agriculture | 24 Sep 2018 | 22 Sep 2020 |
| Mapping and modeling the spread of wild bird AI risks posed to poultry at the national scale. USDA transfer for Erin Gorsich | US Department of Agriculture | 01 Aug 2018 | 14 Sep 2018 |