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MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSc) BY RESEARCH

Dr. Ryan Patrick Cavanaugh Structured intervention of early term pre-clinical veterinary students
experiencing academic peril improves academic performance.
Brittany Catherine Roman Enriching Well-Being: Exploring the complexities between enrichment interventions
and the stress response of African green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus).
Simon Watler Characterization of salmonella enterica subspecies enteric serotypes,
isolated from local poultry in the Cayman Islands.

DUAL DEGREE (DVM-MSc) BY RESEARCH

Dr. Diana Maria Mancuso* Detection and molecular characterization of adenoviruses and
herpesviruses from African green monkeys (chlorocebus sabaeus).
Dr. Elsie Hélène Washburn Determining the minimum deliberate practice time for fundoscopy
competency on canine simulation models.
Dr. Rebecca Nicole Zayas* Studying abroad and social identity: The impact of cultural immersion
on openness to diversity.

MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSc) IN ONE HEALTH

Dr. Catherine Rose Liegey A Practical Tool: One Health Considerations for Land-Based Aquaculture.
Dr. Melissa Jane Rash Veterinarian decision path to antibiotic prescribing in the face of tickborne
pathogen antibody positive dogs.
Dr. Keana Margarita Sloos Identifying levels of baylisascaris procyonis eggs in raccoon feces and soil
samples at a zoological facility in Ontario, Canada.

*MSc by Research with Distinction

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