Indoor Pet Initiative

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Professional Training and Experience

• DVM, University of California, Davis, 1981
• MS, Nutrition, University of California, Davis, 1982
• PhD, Nutrition, University of California, Davis, 1988
• Clinical Nutritionist (Resident), Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, UC Davis, CA, 1983-87
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine, UC Davis, CA, 1985-87

Research Interests

• Effects of early life events and the environment on health and disease in cats and people.
• Effects of environmental enrichment on health outcomes.
• Diagnostic markers of health and disease

Clinical Interests 

• Stress effects on health and disease
• Obesity
• Evidence-based medicine
• Effective medical communications