The overall goal of her research is to advance food safety from farm to folk by understanding emergence and persistence of zoonotic pathogens as well as to develop innovative strategies to minimize food safety risk and enhance animal and public health. Her mentors are Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky who is a rancher and a beef cattle veterinarian and researcher at Veterinary Agri-Health Services in Airdrie, AB and Mark Klassen, the Director of Technical Services for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.