EMPLOYMENT

• University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  Associate Professor | January 2024 - current
• Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC
  Associate Professor and Veterinarian | August 2019 – December 2023
  Assistant Professor and Veterinarian | July 2013 – August 2019
• Artful Healing Veterinary Acupuncture, Cape Coral, FL
  Founder and Veterinarian | September 2011 – June 2013

• Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, FL
  Clinic Director | August 2010 – August 2011 
  Staff Veterinarian | July 2006 – August 2010 
  Associate Veterinarian | June 2004 – July 2006

 
CERTIFICATIONS

Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health, University of Florida
May 2018

Certification in Veterinary Acupuncture, Chi Institute and China National Society Of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
December 2011

 
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Lecture: Integrative Therapies in Wildlife Medicine (virtual)
October 2023

Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Anatomy for Wildlife Rehabilitation
Lab instructor: Songbird Bandaging Techniques
January 2023

Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Birds
Lab instructor: Songbird Bandaging Techniques
March 2022

Wildlife Center of Virginia’s “Call of the Wild” Symposium (virtual)
Lecturer: Triage Techniques: Setting Patients Up For Success From the Beginning
Participant: Triage – Live Q & A
November 2021

Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Birds
Lab instructor: Mammal Necropsy Techniques
January 2019

Wildlife Center of Virginia’s “Call of the Wild” Symposium
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Birds
Panel participant: The Veterinarian’s Role in Wildlife Rehabilitation
November 2018

Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Antimicrobial Therapy in Wildlife Patients
Lab instructor: Mammal Necropsy Techniques
January 2018

North Carolina Regional Wildlife Medicine Symposium
Lecturer: Wildlife Rehabilitation at Lees-McRae College
July 2017

High Country Audubon Society
Invited speaker: Wildlife Rehabilitation at Lees-McRae College
May 2017

Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Acupuncture and Complementary Therapies in Wildlife Medicine
Lab instructor: Avian Bandaging
January 2017

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association National Symposium
Lecturer: Avoiding the Brick Wall - Using Complementary Therapies in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Patients: The Big Picture Panelist: Educational Opportunities in Wildlife Rehabilitation
March 2014

 
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
2022-present

Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
2019-present

Chi Alpha Sigma, National College Athlete Honor Society, Indiana Alpha Chapter
Induction 1997