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MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSc) BY RESEARCH

Dr. James Fairs Veterinary Dental Curricula: The use of technology and high-fidelity
simulations in teaching and learning dental veterinary skills

Dr. Ailbhe King Investigating the minimum individual cow colostrum
immunoglobulin G concentration required for pooling to achieve
adequate passive immunity (API) in dairy calves
Dr. Saundra Sample Impact of stress on student performance in the OSCEs

DUAL DEGREE (DVM-MSC) BY RESEARCH

Dr. Indira Rojas Rivera Endogenous Lactate clearance as a potential marker to predict
anaerobic athletic capacity
Dr. Mayra Trujillo* Q Fever in ewes from Saint Kitts: Are ewes from Saint Kitts shedding
Coxiella burnetii by vaginal, fecal, milk and placental routes?

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ONE HEALTH

Leia Gong Potential pathogen transmission associated with domestic pet
relocation from Central America and the Caribbean to the United
States following natural disasters
Dr. Mahmoud Ali Antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogenic E. Coli in pediatric and adult
patients
Lauren Arona Jet Setting Pets: Cause for change in animal importation requirements
into the United States
Eileen McKee The influence of avian her immunity on West Nile virus transmission:
A case study demonstrating the need for integrative arboviral disease
surveillance
Dr. Ashley Gauze African Swine Fever in the USA - Is it inevitable?

Dr. Jen Schoonmaker Indoor-outdoor cats and the “One Health” perspective: Veterinarian
insight and influence
Dr. Reginald Thomas Leptospira in pigs in Dominica

Hailey Dodge The Aquatic Environmental Estrogen Cycle and Application of Existing
and Novel Methods for Disrupting the Cycle
Elizabeth Delage Educational Programs in One Health - A Thematic Analysis of Master of
Science One Health Degree Curriculums: Are These Programs Primarily
Focused on the Human Public Health Aspect?
Laura Couch Applications of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in Veterinary Medicine
and The Animal Model: A Scoping Review, with a One Health
Reflection
Dr. Catherine Liegey A Practical Tool: One Health Considerations for Land-Based
Aquaculture
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) BY RESEARCH

Dr. Kerry Gainor Viruses in different species (Parvo/Dogs)
Dr. Christa Gallagher Applying health promotion and harm reduction concepts and
methodologies to approach complex One Health problems at the
human-wildlife interface: Case study of the St. Kitts’ monkey problem

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