As a veterinarian and epidemiologist trained in statistical and mathematical modeling, I bridge biomedical and mathematical disciplines in my research. The overarching goal of my computer lab is to advance One Health — the interconnected health of people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. My lab strives to improve lives through better health and food systems by developing sustainable data- and model-driven approaches for improving food safety, controlling infectious diseases, and optimizing food production systems.

• 1990-1997
  Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb (Croatia)
  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) Degree
• 2000-2001
  Royal Veterinary College & London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London (UK)
  MS in Veterinary Epidemiology
• 2004-2008
  College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (USA)
  PhD in Comparative Biomedical Sciences-Epidemiology concentration

• 01/2009-09/2014: Assistant Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. 
• 12/2009-2015: Joint Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center. 
• 09/2014-08/2015: Associate Professor (tenured), Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. 
• 09/2015-2018: Adjunct Associate Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. 
• 09/2015-11/2022: Associate Professor (tenured from 11/2016), Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 
• 11/2022-present: Professor, Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. 

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• 2000: M.Sc. scholarship: Croatian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry & World Bank. 

• 2001-present: Membership in MENSA. 

• 2005: Phi Zeta- Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine, 2nd place. 

• 2008: Mark Gearhart Graduate Student Award ($1,000). 

• 2012: Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 'Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award'. 

• 2012-2015: Membership in Sigma Xi, Honor Scientific Research Society. 

• 11/2012-2015: Distinguished Professor, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China. 

• 12/2014: Panel of Newly Promoted/Tenured Women, Women’s Faculty Network Texas A&M University. 

• 2017: Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence ($1,000).

• 2019: SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.