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Research

Faculty Research Interests

The faculty at LMU's Richard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine are engaged in a broad range of research projects that address key challenges faced by the profession. Their work spans bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases, clinical research, and innovations in veterinary education. Many faculty also lead One Health initiatives addressing the interconnected health of humans, animals, and the environment, with a particular focus on challenges and opportunities in the Appalachian region.

Faculty Member

Research Interests

Dr. Stacy Anderson

Surgical education; Veterinary medical education

Dr. Avril Arendse

Human-animal bond

Dr. Jennifer Banach

Animal welfare; Enrichment for animals in lab/teaching environment; Public Health

Dr. Jeff Burleson

Education research; Active learning

Dr. Kim Carney

Admissions; Wellbeing; Public health interventions

Dr. Undine Christmann

Equine asthma; Lung surfactant; Educational model research

Dr. Ismael Concha

Dog anatomy (in general); Anatomical techniques; Neuroanatomy

Dr. Elizabeth Devine

Educational research

Dr. Lucinda Dixon

Anatomy and foundational science educational research

Dr. Charles Faulkner

Canine heartworm - vector biology, community prevalence and prophylaxis

Dr. Vina Faulkner

Trends in tick populations and tick-borne diseases; Parasitology; Infectious diseases

Dr. Alexandra Gilley

Immune-mediated diseases; Tick-borne diseases

Dr. Robert Gilley

Veterinary Education Research; Biomechanics; Fracture Healing Biology

Dr. Peter Helmer

Exotic research; non-traditional companion animals

Dr. Julie Hunt

Clinical skills model development/validation and instructional/assessment methods

Dr. Susanna Kitts-Morgan

Nutritional physiology; CBD research

Dr. Matthew Kolp

Microbiomes; Parasites; One Health

Dr. Lynda Miller

Equine, Bovine & Canine Repro.; Infect Bovine Keratoconjunct.; Educational Models

Dr. Victoria Morris

Sheep research; educational research

Dr. William Muir

Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology and Anesthesia/Analgesia

Dr. Paul Nader

Plastination; Anatomy of large mammals

Dr. Jeffrey Phillips

Cancer research

Dr. Mrigendra Rajput

Viral pathogenesis; host-virus interactions

Dr. Ryan Seddon

Reptile, Physiology, Environment

Dr. Randall Thompson

Veterinary surgical skills training; Vet preventive med.; Hands-on learning

Dr. Ashutosh Verma

Spirochetes (esp. leptospirosis); ERU; AMR; Bact pathogens of vet imp.; Equine colic

Dr. Gary Vroegindewey

One Health; Transboundary diseases; Disaster response

Dr. Lauren Wisnieski

Predictive modeling, One Health, Human-animal bond

Dr. Paul Wood

Lipidomics of inflammatory and neurodegenerative dis.; Biomarkers of infection