Education and Training:
D.V.M., School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis - 1986?
Ph.D., Nutrition/Education, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis - 1998

Honors:
Chairman's Award - Period Winner 2002
Max Kleiber Research Award - 1999
Selected Honored Professional, Strathmore's Who's Who of Professionals, 2000 Chairman's Award - Period Winner 1996
Selected Honored Professional, Strathmore's Who's Who of business leaders 1995
R.E. Smith Research Award - 1992
ACVIM (Society for Comparative Endocrinology): Outstanding Resident Abstract - 1989
Intern of the Year Award: The Animal Medical Center - 1987
Outstanding Young Women of America - 1987
Phi Sigma
Phi Zeta
Phi Kappa Phi
Vikie Krade Scholarship for Feline Medicine - 1986
George Hart Scholarship - 1984-1986

Selected Publications:

• LeBlanc A., S. Cox, C.A. Kirk, S. Newman, J.W. Bartges, A. Legendre. Effects of L-asparaginase on Plasma Amino Acid Profiles and Tumor Burden in Feline Lymphoma. J Vet Int Med (accepted 2007). (amino acid component of design, grant, interpretation, manuscript review)
• Kirk C.A. et al. Influence of dirlotapide, a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor, on the digestibility of a dry expanded diet in adult dogs. J Vet Pharm Therap 2007; 30 (suppl.1): 66-72.
• Smith J.R., K.A.Stenske KA, S.J.Newman, C.A. Kirk. A canine aflatoxicosis outbreak and guidelines for handling commercial dog food contaminations. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2007; Mar; 91(3-4):157. (mentor)
• Newman S.J., J.R. Smith, K.A. Stenske, L.B. Newman, J.R. Dunlap, P.M. Imerman, C.A. Kirk. Aflatoxicosis in nine dogs following exposure to contaminated commercial dog food. J Vet Diagnostic Investig 2007; 19(2):168-175.
• Kirk C.A., D.E. Jewell, and S. Lowry. Effect of sodium chloride on selected parameters in cats. Vet Therpeutics 2006; 7(4):333-346.
• Kirk C.A.. Feline Diabetes Mellitus: Low carbohydrates versus high fiber? Vet Clin Small Anim 2006; 36:1297-1306.
• Bartges J.W., C.A.Kirk. Nutrition and Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. Vet Clin Small Anim 2006; 36: 1361-1376.
• Lund E.M., P.J. Armstrong, C.A. Kirk, J.S. Klausner. Prevalence and risk factors for obesity in adult dogs from private US veterinary practices. Intern J Appl Res Vet Med 2006; 4(2):177-186. (study design, data anlysis and interpretation, co-writing and editing)
• Stenske, K.A., J.R. Smith, S.J. Newman, L.B. Newman, C.A. Kirk. Aflatoxicosis in dogs and dealing with suspected contaminated commercial foods. J AmVet Med Assoc 2006; 228:1686-1691. (mentored)
• Fry M., C.A. Kirk. Reticulocyte indices in a canine model of nutritional iron deficiency. Vet Clin Path 2006; 35:172-181. (experimental design, diet formulation, preparation, feeding protocol, bone marrow collection, manuscript edit)
• Bennett N., D.S.Greco, M.E. Peterson, C. Kirk, M. Mathes, M.J.Fettman. Comparison of a low carbohydrate-low fiber diet and a moderate carbohydrate-high fiber diet in the management of feline diabetes mellitus. J Feline Med Surg. 2006; 8:73-84. (designed and wrote the nutritional componet of the study)
• Ross S.J., C.A. Osborne, C.A. Kirk, S.R. Lowry, L.A. Koehler, D.J. Polzin. Clinical evaluation of dietary modification for treatment of spontaneous chronic renal failure in cats. J AmVet Med Assoc 2006; 29:949-957. (designed diets, produced diet, part of study design, interpretation of nutritional component as well as nutition discussion)