College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program

Education/Degree Information

PhD, Graduate Group in Comparative Pathology, 2002 – 2006
University of California, Davis
Dissertation: Comparative Studies of the Immunopathogenesis of Trichmoniasis
Advisors: Drs. Robert BonDurant and Linda Munson
Residency in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, 1999 – 2002
University of California, Davis
ACVP board certification, September 2002
DVM (with honors), 1986-1990
Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Additional college training
Michigan State University, Animal Science Department 1985-1986
Princeton University, Russian Studies Department 1983-1985
Oakland University, Selected courses in Economics, Psychology, and Philosophy 1982
Additional training
Seminars in College Teaching – UCD. Jan, 2003-Mar, 2003.
Shortcourse on Pathobiology of the Laboratory Mouse – Jackson Labs, Bar Harbor, MA. Jul 2003.
Shortcourse in digital image management with Image Pro software – Bethesda, MD Aug 2010.
Two-day Investigator Training Program (Pfizer) – Michigan State University, Jun 2011.

Professional Experience

Sep 2020 – Present:
Professor, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Oct 2019 – present:
Chair, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Sep 2012 – Present:
Associate Professor, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Sep 2006 – Sep 2012
Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Jan 2005 – Aug 2006:
NIH Training Grant Fellow, Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.

Aug 2002 – Dec 2004:
Veterinary Graduate Academic in Pathology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.

Aug 2001 – Jul 2002:
Resident Pathologist. Zoological Society of San Diego, Center for the Reproduction of Endangered Species, Department of Pathology, San Diego, CA.

Aug 1999 – Aug 2001:
Resident, Anatomic Pathology. Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.

Feb 1994 – May 1999:
Chief Veterinarian. Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, MI.

Jun 1995 – May 1999:
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Small Animal Clinical Sciences. Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI.

Curriculum Vitae

Publications