Jamie Rothenburger

Jamie Rothenburger

Positions

Assistant Professor (Anatomic Pathology)

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fulltime

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 210-6863

Location

Office: HRICGA20

Background

Educational Background

B.S. Animal Science, University of Alberta, 2006

Doctor of Philosophy Pathobiology, University of Guelph, 2018

D.V.M. , University of Saskatchewan, 2010

Master of Veterinary Science Veterinary Pathology - Wildlife Health Option, University of Saskatchewan, 2013

Biography

Dr. Rothenburger is originally from Radisson, Saskatchewan and graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan in 2010. She practiced in rural Alberta as a small animal veterinarian then trained in anatomic veterinary pathology with a focus on wildlife diseases and obtained a Master of Veterinary Science degree in 2013 and completed the Senior Residency in 2014 at the WCVM. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Anatomic Pathology) in 2015 and completed a PhD in Pathobiology from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph in 2018. Dr. Rothenburger joined the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in February, 2018 and has a particular interest in diseases that affect wild animals. Her research focuses on infectious diseases at the intersection of the environment, people, wildlife and domestic animals. Dr. Rothenburger is an active science communicator to the general public with over 140 published columns in the Western Producer (Canada's largest agricultural publication), and other publications for the general public. You can follow her on Twitter @JRothenburger.

Research

Areas of Research

Ecosystem Health, Epidemiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Production Animal Health, Wildlife and Zoo Medicine

Awards

  • D. F. Forster Doctoral Medal, University of Guelph. 2018
  • Fellowship, International One Health Congress. 2018
  • Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal, University of Guelph. 2018

Publications

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