David Thomas Stuart Hayman is a New Zealand–based disease ecologist and epizootic epidemiologist whose work links wildlife ecology, public health and conservation biology. Best known for elucidating how viruses persist in bat populations and occasionally infect humans, he has advised the World Health Organization (WHO) and served on the One Health High‑Level Expert Panel. Hayman is Professor of Infectious Disease Ecology at Massey University and a Principal Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini.
- Occupation
- researcher, epidemiologist, environmentalist, university teacher
