The Department of Health Management will be interviewing three candidates for the Canada Research Chair tenure-track faculty position in Veterinary Epidemiology.  As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present two brief seminars; one suitable for graduate student level and the other a presentation of their research.

Our second candidate will be on-campus August 14 and August 15.

Dr. Johanna Penell earned her veterinary degree and her PhD in veterinary epidemiology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden. After postdoc training in human epidemiology she moved to the UK to be part of the team starting the new school of veterinary medicine in 2014. Three years ago Dr. Penell moved back to SLU to work with the veterinary nurse program and then as vice dean for education at the faculty of veterinary medicine and animal sciences. Dr. Penell’s particular professional interest is in the application of quantitative methods to animal-health research problems. Currently she is PI on a project investigating the environmental bacterial contamination in different environments within an animal hospital with the long-term goal of providing updated recommendations for routines and cleaning procedures to minimize the risk for health-care associated infections. Also, Dr. Penell is currently working on investigating factors related to exceptional longevity in Labrador retrievers.

Statistical Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Veterinary Epidemiology
Investigating Body Composition Factors Related to Exceptional Longevity in Labrador Retrievers
Monday, August 12,10:30 am
AVC Lecture Theatre "A"

Any interested faculty/staff are invited to attend. A copy of the candidate's CV and letter of application are available by contacting Tracy O'Flaherty (toflaherty@upei.ca) in the Department of Health Management.