People

M. Leanne Lilly

DVM, DACVB

Associate Professor - Clinical; Behavior Medicine Section Head

Contact

lilly.136@osu.edu 614-292-3551 Veterinary Medical Center
1920 Coffee Road
Columbus, OH 43210
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Department

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Professional Training and experience

BA Knox College 2006
DVM University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
Specialty Internship in Veterinary Behavior, University of Pennsylvania, 2015-2016
Residency in Veterinary Behavioral Medicine, The Ohio State University 2016-2019
Low Stress Handling Silver 2018
Fear Free Level I 2017, Level II 2018, Level III 2019, Elite 2020, Shelter 2020
Cat Friendly Veterinarian 2022

Research Interests:

Veterinary Behavior Education
Low Stress and Veterinary Handling
Gastrointestinal and nutritional interaction with anxiety and stress

University Memberships and Honors

Post Professional Education Committee Member 2020- present
Clinical Teachers Committee Member 2020 to present; Chair 2021 to present
First year Teacher's Committee Member 2020 to present
Internal Communication Taskforce- 2019

Professional Service and Administrative Service

Ohio Veterinary Medical Association- Member 2019 to present
Behavior Education Committee Member 2019 to present
American Society of Veterinary Animal Behavior Member 2019 to present
American College of Veterinary Behavior Exam Committee 2019- present

Publications

Francillion WB, Winston JA, Schreeg MX, Lilly ML, Parker VJ, Rudinsky AJ. Clinician prescribing practices for managing canine non-infectious acute diarrhea are not evidence based. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2023;261(12):1853-1861. doi:10.2460/javma.23.06.0313
Bohland KR, Lilly ML, Herron ME, Arruda, AG, O’Quin, JM. Using the C-BARQ to track dog behavior changes through the first six months after adoption. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0289356. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0289356
Lilly ML. Nutritional Intervention for Feline Stress. TVP. 2022 Aug;12(4):41–5. Available from: https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/06/TVP-2022-0708_Nutrition_Feline_Stress.pdf ISSN 2162-3872 print; ISSN 2162-3929 online
100% intellectual effort, solely responsible for the creation and writing of the document
Zapata I, Lilly ML, Herron ME, Serpell JA, Alvarez CE. Genetic testing of dogs predicts problem behaviors in clinical and nonclinical samples. BMC Genomics. 2022 Feb 1;23(1):102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08351-9 ISSN: 1471-2164
Lilly ML, Watson B, Siracusa C. Behavior Education and Intervention Program at a Small Shelter I. Effect on Behavior Knowledge and Safety. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 2021 Dec 13; Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10888705.2021.2012681 Print ISSN: 1088-8705 Online ISSN: 1532-7604
Lilly ML, Arruda AG, Proudfoot KL, Herron ME. Evaluation of Behavior Knowledge in First Year Veterinary Students Before and After an Introduction to Animal Behavior Course. JAVMA. 2020 May;256(10):1153–63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.256.10.1153 ISSN: 0003-1488
Lilly ML. Animal Behavior Case of the Month. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2020 Sep 1;257(5):493–8. Available from: http://10.2460/javma.257.5.493 ISSN: 0003-1488