Dr Kate Johnson
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+44 (0) 118 378 7116
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Lecturer
- Academic Tutor to undergraduate students
- Dissertation Supervisor
- Deputy School Director of Teaching and Learning (undergraduate focus)
- Module convenor and contributor, teaching topics including animal anatomy and physiology, animal health and disease, zoo and exotic animal science, animal production and nutrition
Postgraduate supervision
I am currently co-supervising a PhD project on calf welfare, involving on farm trials of enrichment to improve calf and heifer welfare.
Teaching
As a qualified veterinary surgeon, I teach on a wide variety of modules covering basic science and more applied topics – particularly animal health and welfare. I am keen to facilitate practical learning such as dissection, and approaches that improve peer to peer support such as the University Peer Assisted Learning scheme and Equine Journal Club.
Background
I qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon from St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge. I then spent six years at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London where I completed my PhD titled “Managing UK Dairy Heifers of Optimum Health and Survival”. I worked in postdoctoral positions at both the University of Reading and the University of Hertfordshire on sustainable beef and dairy.
Academic qualifications
- VetMB
- PhD
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professional bodies/affiliations
- British Society of Animal Science
- Committee member of the Animal Welfare Research Network
- Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons