Past Professional Activities

• I worked in private practice in exotic animal medicine, as a relief zoo veterinarian and as a consultant from 2001-2004

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• 2023 Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor in Teaching; University of Georgia
• 2021 Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching
• 2021 US Fulbright Scholar for research/teaching in Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
• 2018 Xi Sigma Pi Herrick Professor of the Year Award
• 2018 Nominated for Office in Global Engagement Study Abroad Award
• 2017 Richard B. Russell UGA University-wide Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
• 2013 Warnell School Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching
• 2013 Continuing Educator of the Year from Western States Veterinary Conference
• 2012 American College of Zoological Medicine Presidential Award, work as Chair of the Conservation Committee
• 2009 American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians Presidential Award, work as Vice-President
• 2009 American College of Zoological Medicine Presidential Award, work on the Education Committee
• 2008 UGA Graduate Student Excellence-in-Research Award
• 2008 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Presidential Award, exemplary work as Chair of the International Committee

Special Interests

• One Health
• Conservation Medicine
• Urban Wildlife Ecology and Health
• Zoonoses of Wildlife and non-domestic animals
• Wildlife-Livestock interface
• Wildlife medicine
• Tropical natural history
• Tropical conservation

Memberships

• President of the Wildlife Disease Association
• Past Vice President of the American Association of Wildlife Vets
• AAWV
• The Wildlife Society Wildlife Disease Working Group
• American Association of Zoo Vets

Current Research/Clinical Interests

• Urban wildlife ecology and health
• Conservation medicine
• Conservation of endangered species
• Wildlife-livestock interface
• One health

Relationships/Spouse/Children/Pets

• Married, 3 children

Hobbies

• Traveling,
• Dancing to Latin music
• Hiking
• Bird watching

What You Like Most About VIN

• The amazing resources you can access, like Plumb’s and other publications, but also the forums that capture real-life knowledge you cannot access anywhere else.