I am currently a freelance veterinary epidemiologist specializing in diseases of free-ranging and captive wildlife. I completed my PhD through the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University. My PhD research focused on the ecology and epidemiology of tuberculosis in wildlife, including European badgers and elephants
I have always been interested in animals and diseases, and hoped to become a veterinarian. As an undergraduate, I was introduced to wildlife disease research in my ecology class. I became fascinated by this field and decided to focus on a career in veterinary research. I graduated from CSU in 2008 with a BS in biological sciences and zoology. After working for a year in wildlife disease research and veterinary diagnostics, I started vet school at CSU. I graduated with a DVM in 2013 and spent the next year working as a research fellow in small animal internal and shelter medicine before returning to school to start my PhD.
I have always been interested in animals and diseases, and hoped to become a veterinarian. As an undergraduate, I was introduced to wildlife disease research in my ecology class. I became fascinated by this field and decided to focus on a career in veterinary research. I graduated from CSU in 2008 with a BS in biological sciences and zoology. After working for a year in wildlife disease research and veterinary diagnostics, I started vet school at CSU. I graduated with a DVM in 2013 and spent the next year working as a research fellow in small animal internal and shelter medicine before returning to school to start my PhD.