Advisory Boards

Expert review ensures excellent research.

Morris Animal Foundation’s unique appeal is that we join the head (scientific research) with the heart (love for animals). Our elite animal health scientists donate their time to carefully review the hundreds of outstanding requests for animal health study funding we receive each year.

Small Animal Scientific Advisory Board

Chair: Joanne B. Messick, VMD, PhD, Purdue University
Melissa Paoloni, DVM, National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute
Tim Fan, DVM, PhD, University of Illinois
Janet M. Scarlett, DVM, PhD, Cornell University
B. Duncan X. Lascelles, BVSc, PhD, North Carolina State University
Carlos Rodriguez, DVM, PhD, University of California/Davis
Michael H. Court, PhD, BVSc, Tufts University
Margaret L. Casal, DVM, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Cynthia R. Ward, VMD, PhD, The University of Georgia
Sue VandeWoude, DVM, Colorado State University

Large Animal Scientific Advisory Board

Chair: Ernie Bailey, PhD, University of Kentucky
Noah D. Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Texas A & M University
Susan Holcombe, VMD, PhD, Michigan State University
David E. Freeman, MVB, PhD, University of Florida
George Barrington, DVM, PhD, Washington State University
Lisa Fortier, DVM, PhD, Cornell University
Beth Davis, DVM, PhD, Kansas State University

Wildlife Scientific Advisory Board

Chair: Tonie E. Rocke, PhD, National Wildlife Health Center
Bonnie L. Raphael, DVM, Global Health Program, Wildlife Conservation Society
Sylvain De Guise, DMV, PhD, University of Connecticut
George Amato, PhD, American Museum of Natural History
P.K. Robbins, DVM, MRCVS, San Diego Zoo
Bruce A. Rideout, DVM, PhD, San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research
Damien Joly, PhD, Wildlife Conservation Society
William F. Swanson, DVM, PhD, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Tracey Goldstein, PhD, University of California/Davis