Education:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2003 - 2008
MS, Ph.D., Animal Sciences (nutrition)MS thesis demonstrating the equivalence of DL-methionine and DL-methionine hydroxy analog as sources of supplemental methionine in diets fed to growing dogs.
Dissertation research focused on the evaluation of various fiber sources and their effects on gut health parameters and gut microbial ecology of dogs.
Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum 1997 - 2003
MS, Animal SciencesAnimal husbandry focus with a major thesis investigating the effects of broiler breeder nutrition on egg quality and embryonic development and metabolism in offspring.
Minor thesis in Agricultural Economics investigating the impact of chronic wasting in dairy cattle in The Netherlands on livestock insurance claim patterns.