Service and Outreach

 In 2025 I was nominated by CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences leadership and selected for the first American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Distinguished Veterinary Educator – Emerging Leader Award, presented by Zoetis at the 2025 AAVMC annual Catalyze meeting.  Watch the award video produced by AAVMC here.

Launched as a virtual program in 2021 and residential program in 2022, students from high schools work with college students and faculty experts to solve an "outbreak". Major themes include 1) exploration of the veterinary profession, 2) pathways to veterinary medicine; 2) topics in veterinary medicine including debt awareness and repayment programs, wellness, leadership and communication skills. Participants received 1 academic credit for their efforts through CSUOnline as VMBS101. Presentation of program outcomes at the 2021 CSU Diversity Symposium can be viewed here. Program development strategies were shared at the January 2022 TILT PDI.  Watch our 2023 and 2024 recruitment videos. 

The Virtual Veterinary Education Tools team provides numerous community outreach events each year to K-12 students, the CSU community, and veterinarians at continuing education events. Our mission is to excite individuals about lifelong anatomy learning through Virtual Reality engagement and gain feedback on customer discovery and program usability. Visit the VAA part of this website to see how we are engaging at CSU Spur. Featured was an invitation from Tuskegee University to present to future professionals in agriculture.  

I created a series of Canvas-based Suture Clinic courses to provide students with strategies for developing introductory suture skills using online learning and peer instruction. The Suture Clinic was utilized by the BMS Anatomy Camp  and is still used by the CSU Pre-Vet Club and Biomedical Student Association.

In this role I have led team building activities and strategic planning efforts in the department resulting in renovation of the anatomy laboratory and development of new curriculum including the Zoetis Veterinary Perspectives Insitute (VMBS101) and Applied Food and Fiber Animal Anatomy (BMS304). Integral to this was being Chair of the departmental DVM Teaching and Clinical Services committee and my service on the DVM Curricular Renewal Committee until 2023 when I became the Associate Department Chair and Director for Undergraduate Education in BMS.