Faculty in the MAPP Program
Featured Faculty in the MAPP Program
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Fighting Injustice with Knowledge
Jennifer Jackman Uses First-Hand Experience to Teach Future Generations of Advocates... Read more -
Martha P. Grace
Education: B.A. in Zoology, Smith College, 1961 M.A. Clark University /History/ 1971 J.D. New England School of Law/ 1981 M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University, 2011 Current Position: HAVEN volunteer, teaching Animal Law elective at MAPP. Retired Massachusetts Juvenile Court Judge What were you doing before entering the... Read more -
Gary Patronek, VMD, PhD
Dr. Gary Patronek is a veterinary epidemiologist who first encountered animal hoarding in the late 1980s while working as the director of a local SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Subsequently, as the Director of the Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP) of what is now... Read more -
Making the World a Better Place for Humans and their Animal Companions
Dr. Megan Mueller, a published expert on human-animal interaction, involves students in her research initiatives, guides them on their own projects, and provides advice on fieldwork opportunities.... Read more -
Linking Science to Policy where People and Wildlife Meet
A leading researcher and expert on immunocontraceptive vaccines for wildlife, Dr. Allen Rutberg often gets calls from communities interested in using the practice—providing students the opportunity to get involved early on.... Read more -
Finding Solutions for Real-Life Problems Facing Animals in the Community
A graduate of the MAPP program, Dr. Emily McCobb is committed to providing students with experiences that allow them to develop the knowledge and practical skills needed to make a positive impact in the world.... Read more -
Jennifer Jackman, PhD, MS
Adjunct Professor, Public Policy Analysis Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Education B.A. in Government, Smith College, 1983 Ph.D. in Social Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 1994 M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, Cummings School of Veterinary... Read more -
Seana Dowling-Guyer, MS
Associate Director, Center for Shelter Dogs Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University As Associate Director of the Center for Shelter Dogs, Seana helps set the Center’s strategic direction and priorities, including research conducted by the Center on behalf of dogs in shelters.... Read more
Faculty in the MAPP Program
David Lee-Parritz, DVM, DACLAM
Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine Service, Clinical Professor and Chair, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Department of Environmental and Population Health
Emily McCobb - DVM, DACVAA
Assistant Director, Master of Science in Animals and Public Policy and Section Leader, Animals in the Community
Allen T. Rutberg, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences Director, Master of Science in Animals and Public Policy, Center for Animals and Public Policy
Adam South, PhD, BA
Course Director, Research Assistant Professor, Statistics Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health
My research spans multiple levels of analysis (from proximate to ultimate) by incorporating in-depth observations at different biological scales (from molecular to population level). My approach to research integrates molecular and genetic approaches with elements of animal behavior, ecology, evolution, and phylogenetics with the experimental power of model systems to answer fundamental questions about the evolution of reproduction in disease vectors and other insect model systems of significance to humanity. Recently, much of my work has focused on Anopheles mosquitoes, the principal vectors of malaria. However, I am interested in switching my focus to local mosquito species and other arthropod vectors.
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