Rate My Professor Jasmin Hufschmid

Her academic interests center on wildlife population health, particularly the intersections of conservation impacts and public health risks. Her research encompasses parasitology, infectious diseases, pathology, epidemiology, and disease risk analysis. Ongoing studies include toxoplasmosis in Australian marsupials and the effects of plastics on avian health. Notable publications include "Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of urban and rural foxes around Melbourne, Australia" (2025), "Our world-first study found 'forever chemicals' in Australian possums" (2025), "Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants in Australian Waterbirds" (2023), "A Novel Marine Mammal Coxiella burnetii Genome Sequencing Identifies a New Genotype with Potential Virulence" (2023), and "Lead exposure of mainland Australia's top avian predator" (2023). She actively collaborates with ecologists, toxicologists, and other specialists. Hufschmid chairs the Wildlife Health Forum Victoria, serves on the council of the Wildlife Disease Association, and will assume the presidency of its Australasian Section at the end of 2024. She also contributes to the Southern Bent-Wing Bat Recovery Team.