I am currently a freelance veterinary epidemiologist specializing in diseases of free-ranging and captive wildlife. I recently completed a 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 am the TA for VM 714: Veterinary Preventive Medicine, an introductory epidemiology course for second-year veterinary students.
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.