Jennifer L. Hodgson, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, DACVM–Bacteriology/Immunology

PhD, 1991
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

BVSc (HonsII), 1982
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

• Member, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1995
• American College of Veterinary Microbiology—Bacteriology/Immunology, 1993

• Equine respiratory disease, particularly lower airway inflammation in young performance horses
• Infectious diseases, including bovine keratoconjunctivitis and Borna disease virus, particularly characterization and cloning of the haemolysin of Moraxella bovis
• Anthelminthic resistance of cyathostomins of horses
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in horses

June 2014–present 
Professor, Microbiology
Department of Population Health Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

June 2013–June 2014
Associate Professor
Department of Population Health Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

July 2007–June 2013
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

July 2007–October 2008
Acting Director
Teaching and Research Animal Care Support Service (TRACSS)
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

January 2006–July 2007
Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

January 2004–December 2005
SubDean, Learning and Teaching
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

January 2004–July 2007
Associate Professor
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

1998–2004
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

2002–present
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
University of Glasgow Veterinary School
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK

July–December 2000
Visiting Senior Scientist
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK

July–December 2000
Visiting Senior Scientist
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK

1994–2001
Head of Diagnostic Services
University Veterinary Centre Camden
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

February–July 1996
Visiting Scientist
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Pretoria
Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa

November 1995–February 1996
Consultant to Diagnostic Laboratory and Visiting Scientist
Equine Centre, Animal Health Trust
United Kingdom

1991–1998
Lecturer
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

1991
Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

1990–1991
Instructor
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

1985–1990
PhD candidate, NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

1984–1985
Associate in Research
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

1983
Intern in Veterinary Pathology
Department of Veterinary Pathology
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

1982–1983
Veterinary Practioner (part-time)
Western Suburbs Animal Hospital
Sydney, Australia

• 2007 — Presenter of the 2007 Occasional (Commencement) Address at the Graduation Ceremony for the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. First woman invited to present this address in the 98 year history of the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
• 2006 — Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching (CAAUT)
• 2005 — Grace Mary Mitchell Award for Outstanding Teaching Award (student nominated) in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
• 2004 — Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2004 — Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, University of Sydney

• Phi Zeta, Veterinary Honour Society, 1989–present
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Honour Society, 1989–present
• Australian Society for Microbiology, 1991–present
• Australian Veterinary Association, 1991–present
• American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, 1993–present
• Comparative Respiratory Society, 1999–present
• Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, 2007–present
• Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society), 2008–present