Current Professional Activities

• Professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at Oklahoma State University
• Owner of Large Animal Consulting & Education

Past Professional Activities

• Food Animal Field Services faculty at Kansas State University and Texas A&M University

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award
• American Association of Bovine Practitioners Award of Excellence
• American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners George McConnell Award

Special Interests

• Small ruminant urolithiasis, small farm medicine, bovine lameness, rodeo bull medicine

Memberships

• American Association of Bovine Practitioners
• American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
• Academy of Veterinary Consultants
• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Current Research/Clinical Interests

• Small ruminant urolithiasis prevention, antimicrobial use for bovine lameness, small ruminant respiratory disease

Relationships/Spouse/Children/Pets

• Husband Rodney, 2 stepdaughters
• 3 dogs (Piper (retired racing Greyhound) Cowboy (working Blue Heeler), and Frosty (love bug Cocker Spaniel)
• 2 cats (Ernie and Garfunkel)
• ranch horses, Red Angus cattle, Idaho Pasture Pigs, chickens and guineas

Hobbies

• Reading, gardening, throwing tennis balls for dogs, knitting

Favorite Book, Movie, and/or Song

• Too many good books and songs, not as much of a movie person, but I do watch an unhealthy amount of Dateline NBC

What You Like Most About VIN

• I am a fan of anything that gets quality information out to practitioners to make their lives more fulfilling