SWAGÊÓƵ

DVM, Cardiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 1999

Residency Certificate, Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2003

PhD, Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 2008

MPH, Interdisciplinary, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2018

Climate Change Science

'The Health Effects of Climate Change' (Harvard University, 2019) | 'Climate Change: Financial Risks and Opportunities' (Imperial College London, 2019)

Problem-Based Learning | Diversity & Inclusion |Positive Psychology

'Problem-Based Learning' (Maastricht University, 2017) | 'Diversity & Inclusion in Vet. Medicine' (Purdue University, 2018) | 'The Science of Happiness' (UC Berkeley, 2019)

Global Health | Emergency Management

'Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals' & 'National Response Framework' (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2018) | 'Global Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective' & 'Readings in Global Health' (Harvard University, 2016)

Lifestyle Medicine

'Plant-Based Nutrition' (Cornell University, 2015) | 'Ashtanga Yoga' (Manju Pattabhi Jois, 2014/15) | 'Anatomic Yoga' (R. Long MD, 2014) | 'Yoga Teacher' (YogaWorks, 2014)

Diving

'Open Water Diver' (National Academy of Scuba Educators, 1999 and Professional Association of Diving Instructors 2009)

Ethology

'Dog Owner Instructor' (Roger Abrantes PhD, Institute of Ethology, 1997)

University Veterinarian, State of California, UVL44

Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA, since 2020

Consultant, One Health-One Medicine, Claremont CA, 2018-2020

Facilitating Assistant Veterinarian, SWAGÊÓƵ College of Veterinary Medicine & Interprofessional Practice & Education, 2017-2018

Adjunct Faculty Member, Dept. of Foods, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, College of Health and Human Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, since 2015

Research Assistant Professor,Dept. of Foods, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, College of Health and Human Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, 2012-2015

Research Associate,Dept. of Foods, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, College of Health and Human Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, 2008-2012

Consultant, Centaur Animal Health, Olathe KS, 2014-2016

Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Human Nutrition, College of Human Ecology & Dept. of Anatomy & Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, K-State, 2004-2008

DeBakey Scholar, Dept. of Vet. Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, 2003-2004

Lecturer in Veterinary Cardiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Matthew J. Ryan Hospital, PennVet, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, 2002-2003

Resident in Veterinary Cardiology, School of Veterinary Medicine,Matthew J. Ryan Hospital, PennVet, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, 2000-2002

Consultant, CardioPet Inc., Little Falls NJ, 2002-2003

Consultant, Pharmaceutical Industry (Prof. David Detweiler, VMD), Philadelphia PA, 2002-2003

Intern, Small Animal Teaching Hospital, University of Copenhagen (The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University), Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1999-2000

Research Assistant, Veterinary Cardiology,Small Animal Teaching Hospital, University of Copenhagen (RVAU), Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1995-1999

Physiology: Cardiology & Immunology

Evolutionary Medicine & Planetary Health

Plant-Based Nutrition

First & Second Year Courses

PBL: Problem Based Learning

BSL/MCB: Physiology (Cardiology)

IPE: Interprofessional Practice & Education

Comparative Cardiology

Immunophysiology & Nutrition

Evolutionary Medicine & Planetary Health

Species-Spanning Medicine: Cardiology & Psychiatry

International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health

European Society of Veterinary Cardiology

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

One Health - One Medicine Initiative

True Health Initiative

Cal Alumni Association

I am a clinician-scientist by training and have over twenty years of experience working in academia in the US and Europe. My areas of specialization include cardiology (residency & masters-level thesis), physiology (PhD), nutrition (masters-level coursework), and public health (MPH). My clinical research has focused on congenital cardiac defects, cardiac imaging and cardiac biomarker analysis, while my basic research has emphasized development of bio-therapeutics inspired by host defense peptides viewed through the lens of evolutionary medicine. I am involved in ongoing collaborations rooted in evolutionary medicine with a focus on cardiology and psychiatry; and research on the microbiome in companion animals. My teaching has covered clinical cardiology, immunology/physiology, One Health/One Medicine, plant-based nutrition, and facilitation in context of problem-based learning.