New Australian Veterinary Practitioner (AVP) Scientific Editor
08 Jul 2022
The AVA and ASAV are pleased to welcome Professor Caroline Mansfield as the Scientific Editor of the Australian Veterinary Practitioner (AVP) from 1 July 2022. The AVP is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on clinical topics related to the practice of companion animal veterinary medicine. Caroline’s first issue as editor will be published in November 2022.
Professor Caroline Mansfield is a registered specialist in small animal medicine and is recognised as an international leader in veterinary internal medicine, as evidenced by frequent invitations to present at international conferences, requests to provide expert opinions and current and previous roles in the profession. She is a past Board member and President of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVSc) and has been a member of the Board of Examiners for the National Veterinary Examination.
Her expertise is recognised outside of the sphere of clinical veterinary medicine by participating in the peer review process for Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher awards (DECRA) and Discovery projects from 2015 to present.
She is currently on the Editorial Board for Animals, a member of the Purina Institute advisory group and received the 2019 Award for Scientific Excellence from the Australian Small Animal Veterinarians and the 2021 Ian Clunies Ross Award from the ANZCVSc for her contribution to research in Australia. She is a Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Queensland and also holds Honorary Professor position at the University of Melbourne and Monash University.
She has most recently held the role of Director of Clinical Research at Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, with her research group focused on the interaction of the gut microbiome in health and disease of dogs and cats, and the role diet and environment play in this. She also researches in areas of clinical gastroenterology that can result in tangible improvement in the health and welfare of our pets. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers plus multiple textbook chapters and conference presentations. To date, she has supervised over 20 post-graduate students and clinical residents to successful completion.
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