Amanda Wilson, Class of 2012
Amanda applied to veterinary school to become a small animal general practitioner. She became interested in animal behavior as an undergraduate after taking a class centered on this topic. She has seen how important animal behavior is when working with her own pets, as well as with patients. She hopes to be able to help owners be confident and knowledgeable enough to train their pets in a way that makes both the pet and the owner happy. When Amanda is not studying or hanging out with her pets, she likes to read, go hiking, go to concerts, and play video games.
Wendy Davis, Class of 2013
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Page Mader, Class of 2013
Originally from Connecticut, I've spent the last ten years of my life living in various parts of the country between the East Coast, Midwest, the West Coast and now Colorado. Veterinary medicine is a second career for me as I decided to take the plunge to leave a successful job in Online Marketing to pursue a career with animals. Colorado has been a wonderful place to call home and I look forward to hopefully establishing a successful practice one day in this beautiful state. Personal interests include sports, movies, and taking advantage of the wonderful outdoor activities we are blessed to have at our fingertips. I bought my first house a few years ago and share it with two other vet students, my dog Grace and my cat Ruby.
Animal behavior is an integral part of veterinary medicine and I'm always looking to learn more about how to interpret the unspoken language of our companion animals. I'm thankful to be a part of the Behavior Club and look forward to a successful year!
Laura Chretien, Class of 2013
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Heather Kihara, Class of 2013
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Cheryl Kolus, Class of 2012
Cheryl entered veterinary school
with the goal of becoming a board-certified veterinary behaviorist. How animals learn and why they do what they do has long been of interest to
her, even as an undergraduate studying wildlife biology. Cheryl has completed several courses and seminars relating to animal training and
behavior, and is an avid fan of clicker training. In fact, her clicker-trained dog has won several local pet tricks contests, she used clicker training
to teach her now 20-year-old cat to do hydrotherapy, and she was clicker training
the horse she rode to fetch before he moved on to a different facility. But Cheryl realizes you don’t need a clicker to train effectively,
and as a past volunteer for the Larimer Humane Society, she has helped others use positive reinforcement techniques for training and behavior modification.
Cheryl is looking forward to learning more about animal behavior and being able to apply what she learns to provide better care for her animal patients and decrease their stress during veterinary visits. She is also excited about helping owners and their pets with behavior issues, thus improving the human-animal bond.
Talia Agone, Class of 2013
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Jennie Willis Jamtgaard, Ph.D.
dogbehaviorist@aol.com
Jennie Willis Jamtgaard has a Ph.D. in Zoology, with an emphasis in animal behavior. Her doctoral research was on learning and cognition in the domestic dog. She received her M.S. degree also in Zoology, but with an emphasis in genetics. Jennie has been teaching at CSU as an instructor in many varied behavior and genetics courses, as well as introductory biology. Jennie is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Sciences, where she is instructor for an animal behavior course in professional veterinary medicine.
Jennie owns a private consulting business, Animal Behavior Insights, and has been a professional consultant in companion animal behavior problems since 2000. During graduate school, she worked at Rocky Mountain National Park as an interpretive park ranger, educating the public on the biology of wild canines. Jennie is a board member of Colorado Greyhound Companions, a local greyhound rescue group, where she volunteers her services to decrease the relinquishment rate of animals due to behavior problems.
Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, DVM, MS
rgallie@colostate.edu
Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, DVM, MS is a full time clinical instructor and research associate in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Dr. Ruch-Gallie coordinates and is the medicine receiving veterinarian for the Community Practice rotation for fourth-year veterinary students. She also represents small animal interests for the Animal Population Health Institute. The focus of her research is animal shelters including population dynamics, relinquishment risks and intervention, the human-animal bond and infectious disease.
