Contact Information

Email: thom1151@msu.edu

Education

• BA in Biology, Sonoma State University, 2004
• DVM, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2009
• MPVM, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2010
• Zoo Medicine Internship, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 2011-2013
• Residency Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Management, and Pathology, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-2016
• Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, 2014
• Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, 2017

Research Interests

Dr. Thompson’s main areas of research include neonatal diseases and passive immunity, reproduction, and validation of diagnostic tests in zoological species. Additionally, she has many research projects focusing on the care and diseases of giraffe and an interest in diseases relevant to One Health.

Teaching Interests

• Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
• Non-traditional species

Other Activities

• Veterinarian, Binder Park Zoo
• Co-veterinary advisor, AZA’s Giraffe Species Survival Program
• Co-veterinary advisor, AZA’s Ungulate Resource Group