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Colleen Shockling, DVM, MPH
Director of Education, Outreach, and Parvo Treatment Center at Gigi's
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Embrace your nerdy self! Smart girls are badasses, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I help educate rural dog shelters on best practices to decrease disease spread, increase adoption, and on veterinary public health issues. I am a co-investigator for a tick surveillance study in shelter dogs in rural Ohio. I lead our Parvo Treatment Center where we are launching multiple research projects this year to look at more efficient treatment methods for shelters. I also host veterinary students at our facility.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS FIELD?
I've always liked science and research. I obtained my MPH before veterinary school and shelter medicine combines both of those disciplines perfectly.
WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT & THINK, "I WISH YOUNGER ME WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS POSSIBLE?"
I wish younger me would have realized you don't have to be a straight A genius to get into research. You just have to be curious and determined to find the answer.
WHY DO YOU LOVE WORKING IN STEM?
I love learning why! I am full of questions and I wake up looking forward to finding answers for them!
BEST ADVICE FOR NEXT GENERATION?
Embrace your nerdy self! Smart girls are badasses, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
INSPO / FUN FACT
"Nothing in this world that's worth having comes easy." - Dr. Kelso, Scrubs