Department of Population Health, Food Animal Health and Management, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Associate Professor, Director of Infection Control
Biography
Research Interests
- Investigating the epidemiology and prevention of important potential pathogens in veterinary medicine and public health including the exploration of risk factors and rapid methods for detection;
- Advancing evidence-based risk management strategies for the prevention and control of important contagious and zoonotic pathogens in veterinary medicine;
- Exploring occupational risks associated with the training of veterinary personnel and the practice of veterinary medicine;
- Creating effective communications and learning tools for the continued education of veterinary personnel; and
- Developing open access teaching tools to promote epidemiology education in veterinary medicine and public health.
Educational Background
- PhD (Clinical Sciences – Epidemiology), Colorado State University (2014)
- Residency, Infection Control & Biosecurity, Colorado State University (2009-2014)
- MSc (Large Animal Clinical Sciences), University of Saskatchewan (2009)
- Residency, Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of Saskatchewan (2006-2009)
- Internship, Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of Saskatchewan (2005-2006)
- DVM, Colorado State University (2005)
- BS (Biological Sciences), Montana State University (1996)
Board Certification
- American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Large Animal Internal Medicine (2009)
- American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (2014)
Additional Training
- Fellow, Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative (ELBI), Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2017)
- Teaching Mastery Certification: Mastery of Blended Teaching, Networked Learning Initiative (NLI), Virginia Tech (2016)
- Graduate Teaching Certificate, The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), Colorado State University, October (2015)
Teaching Experience
POPH 5240 – Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
Selected Publications
