Our Team - Contact
Office for Academic Programs
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
944 Garrod Drive
Davis CA. 95616-5270
Phone (530) 752-0335
Fax (530) 754-0131
Email csteam@ucdavis.edu
Academic Programs
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Joie WatsonAssociate Dean for Professional Education Manages the professional DVM Curriculum by providing administrative support to the students, faculty, and staff for development, delivery, evaluation, and modification of the curriculum, as well as oversight of teaching facilities and equipment, and educational computing support. Telephone - (530) 754-5336 / Email - jlwatson@ucdavis.edu |
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Karen BoudreauxResponsible for all educational surveys, including those required by accreditation, oversees learning outcomes for all VET and DVM courses, works with faculty on educational methodologies and technologies, provides support for VET400 and, with faculty, oversees the Educational & leadership DVM rotation (DVM447). Telephone - (337) 316-7122 / Email - kaboudreaux@ucdavis.edu |
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Amanda SteidlmayerDVM Program Manager Oversees the administrative, fiscal, personnel and student affairs functions of the DVM academic and student programs. Telephone - (530) 754-0132 / Email - arsteidlmayer@ucdavis.edu |
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Maribel MoralesDVM Program Financial Officer Coordinates all business functions and financial accounts for the DVM academic and student programs, including scholarships. Email - morales@ucdavis.edu
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Curricular Support
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Mike BeechValley Hall Facility Manager Provides audio-visual support for all SVM teaching facilities and serves as facility manager for the Gladys Valley Hall. Email - mwbeech@ucdavis.edu |
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Melanie Burt-SchipkeDVM Program Assistant Serves as staff liaison to DVM students, provides administrative and business support for the programs and manages scheduling for the Associate Dean of Professional Education. Telephone - (530) 754-1539 / Email - maburt@ucdavis.edu |
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Jessica GamacheInstructional Resources Coordinator Coordinates grading and instructional resources (course websites, textbook and library reserve requests, technological resources). Staff liaison regarding student disability accommodations. Telephone - (530) 752-8084 / Email - jgamache@ucdavis.edu |
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Cindy GriffithDVM Curriculum Manager Schedules all curriculum for the program and provides administrative support to the Curriculum Committee.
Telephone - (530) 752-6604 / Email - cgriffith@ucdavis.edu
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Linda SouzaDVM Exam Manager Coordinates student externships and academic emphases, serves as staff liaison to the UCD Office of the Registrar, coordinates DVM exams, and provides administrative support to the Student Affairs Committee.
Telephone - (530) 752-9009 / Email - lmsouza@ucdavis.edu
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Multipurpose Teaching
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Tim SamartinoMPT Facility Manager Provides technical support for all teaching activities in MPT, including equipment maintenance, ordering supplies, setting up and taking down laboratories and computer and audio-visual assistance. Telephone - (530) 754-0139 / Email - tsamartino@ucdavis.edu
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Candace AguilarClinical Skills Laboratory Technician Telephone - (530) 752-1325 / Email - cmaguilar@ucdavis.edu
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Anatomy
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Pam HeffleyAnatomy Technician Lab safety officer, coordinator for student-run wet labs and the primary contact for tours in the Anatomy space. She also facilitates plastination for the lab. Technical coordinator for the following blocks: VET409, VET432, VET434, VET435, VET436, VET437 Telephone - (530) 754-0137 or (530) 302-7146 / Email - pcheffley@ucdavis.edu |
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Marty YnostrozaAnatomy Technician Specializes in gross anatomy dissections. Technical support for the following blocks: VET401, VET403, VET405, VET410 Telephone - (530) 754-0134 / Email - mynostroza@ucdavis.edu |
Gourley Clinical Teaching Center
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Lane JohnsonStaff Veterinarian Oversees the use of animals in the curriculum with responsibility for IACUC protocols, medical care and medical records for all animals housed in the Gourley Clinical Teaching Center (GCTC). He is an instructor in VET431 (Surgery and Anesthesia Stream) where he is responsible for pre-operative assessment and post-operative care. He oversees the Clinical Skills Laboratory and, together with an RVT, develops new teaching models and modules to improve students’ entry-level skills. Telephone - (530) 220-0627 (cell) / Email - lwjohnson@ucdavis.edu |
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Robin StilwellRVT - Facility Manager Oversees the RVTs and students employed in the GCTC to support the teaching program. As facility manager, she supervises and monitors all operational activities, ensuring compliance with NIH, the Animal Welfare Act and Public Health Services Act, and Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) guidelines. She is responsible for ensuring that resources, including animals and supplies, are available for all teaching sessions conducted within the GCTC and works with the GCTC veterinarian as the liaison between the SVM and local animal shelters, rescue groups, veterinarians and other campus units. Telephone - (530) 752-7587 or (530) 304-2259 (cell) / Email - rniemi@ucdavis.edu |
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Tatiana TaylorSenior Animal Technician, Supervisor Supervisory oversight of Animal Technicians and colony animals; Coordinator of shelter surgery program. Telephone - (530) 219-3455 / Email - tplitt@ucdavis.edu |