College of Agriculture (California State Polytechnic University Pomona)

Title: Professor, College of Agriculture Graduate Studies Coordinator

Department: Animal & Veterinary Sciences

Room: 2-102

Phone: (909) 869-2095

Education:

BS: 1969, University of Arizona; Zoology/chemistry-Physics
Ph.D.: 1974, Oregon State University; Genetics/Animal Science-Biochemistry

Biography:

Professor, Animal & Veterinary Sciences Coordinator of Graduate Studies, College of Agriculture and Animal & Veterinary Sciences During my undergraduate and graduate years I was a paid teaching assistant and found that I loved teaching. To increase my research proficiency, I took a research post-doctoral fellowship appointment at the University of Minnesota, where I was in charge of the sheep genetics farm and the Finnsheep Research Project. In 1976, I came to Cal Poly.

Teaching Areas/Expertise:

Quantitative Genetics
Experimental Statistics
Sheep Production/Reproductive Physiology
Research Areas/Expertise

As a student, I was involved in research projects on land snail genetics, the timing of hot brand healing of cattle hide, and the dietary protein requirements of several strains of Japanese Quail. Since graduation, my research has concerned the reproductive physiology of Finnsheep, various aspects of dairy cattle nutrition, selection for increased and decreased susceptibility to induced cleft palate in mice, and the genetics of play behavior in rats, among others.

Awards/Recognition/Professional:

Activity Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi (national Board of Directors 1980-1993), Gamma Sigma Delta (various local offices), Phi Beta Delta, Sigma Delta Epsilon NDEA Fellowship, 1970, Post-doctoral research fellow, 1975-76, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, CIES Visiting Scholar, 1980, Centre de Recherche Zoologique, Jouy-en-Josas, France, Women in Development Fellowship, 1984, Mixed Farming Project, The Gambia, Membership in numerous animal science, statistics and genetics professional societies.

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