Advisers in Animal Sciences are assigned to students using the information provided about students' interests and goals.
It's important to get to know your adviser early on and make the best use of your time together. He or she can help you determine course requirements for your major and can assist with identifying internship and career opportunities. You can also learn from your adviser which student organizations and activities might be a good match for you. And don't forget to use your adviser as a reference when it's time to begin your job search.
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Communicate with your adviser when...
- you have questions about the Animal Sciences major or the College of Agricultural Sciences
- you're planning your courses for upcoming semesters
- you're planning for your career
- you need information on internship, part-time employment, and career opportunities
- you're having trouble with one or more courses, or circumstances are preventing you from attending classes or focusing on coursework
- you're looking for research experience
Contact Your Adviser
- Associate Professor of Avian Biology
- Email pab43@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-2365
- Associate Teaching Professor, Poultry Science
- 4-H Youth Poultry Program Coordinator
- Undergraduate Adviser
- Penn State Poultry Science Club Adviser
- Penn State Collegiate Poultry Judging Team Coach
Areas of Expertise
- Embryology in the Classroom
- Poultry Judging
- Purebred and Exhibition Poultry
- Incubation
- Small Specialty Poultry Production
- General Poultry Production Management
- Email pclauer@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-8960
- Associate Professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics
- Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy, Genetics
- Email cdechow@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3659
- Associate Professor of Reproductive Biology
Areas of Expertise
- Reproductive Biology
- Nutrition and Reproduction
- Ovarian Function
- Oocyte Development
- Email fjd10@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-1499
- Associate Teaching Professor, Small Animal Science
- Undergraduate Adviser
- Adviser for the Small and Exotic Animals Club (SEAC)
Areas of Expertise
- Companion Animal Science
- Animal Behavior
- Animal Welfare and Stress
- Veterinary Medicine
- Online teaching
- Email nad5@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4197
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Equine Science
- Penn State Horse Farm Coordinator
- Penn State Horse Judging Team Coach
- Email began@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0569
- Professor Emeritus of Avian Nutritional Biochemistry
Areas of Expertise
- Avian amino acid and lipid nutrition and metabolism
- Modification of poultry meat and eggs to enhance human health
- Email relkin@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2102
- Professor of Nutritional Physiology
Areas of Expertise
- Milk fat synthesis
- Rumen fatty acid metabolism
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Email kjh182@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-6334
- Associate Professor of Dairy Science
- Dairy Extension Team
Areas of Expertise
- Dairy Advisory Teams
- Integrated Dairy Management
- Email lah7@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3672
- Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition
Areas of Expertise
- Dairy Nutrition
- Protein Nutrition of Dairy Cows
- Rumen Fermentation
- Nitrogen Utilization
- Methane Mitigation
- Environment
- Extension Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Dairy Cattle Nutrition
- Dairy Cattle Feed Management
- Dairy Cattle Business Management
- Email vishler@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3912
- Walther H. Ott Professor in Avian Biology
- Assistant Professor of Animal Science
- Undergraduate Adviser, Beef Cattle
- Block and Bridle Club Adviser
- Collegiate Cattlewomen Adviser
- Email dkniffen@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7809
- Instructor of Equine Science and Equine Extension Specialist
- Undergraduate Adviser
Areas of Expertise
- Equine Science
- Youth Equine Education
- Equine Management
- Horsemanship
- Email agraeff@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3957
- Professor of Animal Genomics
- Undergraduate Adviser
- Graduate Faculty in Animal Science, Bioinformatics and Genomics (BG), and Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences (MCIBS) programs.
Areas of Expertise
- Structural, functional and comparative genomics
- Animal breeding and genetics
- Epigenetics/epigenomics
- Mammalian sex (X and Y) chromosome and evolution
- Ruminant Y-linked genes and male fertility
- Testis development and spermatogenesis
- Email wul12@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-1673
- Teaching Professor
- Equine Science Minor Coordinator
- Email ALM106@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4202
- Teaching Professor
- Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Animal Science Major
- Email rem9@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2987
- Associate Professor of Meat Science
- Undergraduate Adviser
- Email emills@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2394
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Dairy and Animal Science
- Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy
- Email dro105@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3914
- Professor of Reproductive Physiology
- Associate Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Reproductive Biology
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- Animal Science
- Dairy production
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Agricultural Sustainability
- Graduate Training
- Undergraduate Instruction
- C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences
- Professor of Reproductive Physiology
Areas of Expertise
- Reproductive Biology
- Reproductive Immunology
- Ovarian Function
- Email jlp36@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0558
- Professor of Reproductive Biology
- Walther H. Ott Professor in Avian Biology
- Director of Graduate Studies
Areas of Expertise
- Endocrinology
- Ovarian Cancer Research
- Reproductive Biology
- Email rameshr@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-5202
- Associate Professor of Equine Science
Areas of Expertise
- Nutritional Influences on Growth and Development
- Mammalian Patterns of Growth
- Dietary Energy Sources Impact on Metabolism
- Gastrointestinal Permeability
- Gastrointestinal Health and Inflammation
- Grazing Strategies for Horse Health and Performance
- Equine Pasture and Manure Management Practices
- Email wstaniar@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0698
- Research Professor and Attending Veterinarian for Agricultural Animals and Wildlife
- Email jrw140@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-1495
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Livestock Judging Team Coach
- Adviser, Collegiate Cattlewomen
- Email bcw13@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-4917