Whitney Knauer

Whitney Knauer serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM) at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, with affiliations at the Fetrow Dairy Education Center and broader Veterinary Medicine division.

Her educational credentials include:

• Residency in Ambulatory & Production Medicine, Cornell University
• Internship in Ambulatory & Production Medicine, Cornell University
• VMD, University of Pennsylvania
• PhD, University of Minnesota
• BS, Cum Laude, University of Vermont

Research focuses on population-level veterinary approaches for production animals, integrating ambulatory clinical practice with dairy systems management. Her work emphasizes herd health optimization, disease prevention in agricultural settings, and veterinary public health applications through the Fetrow Dairy Education Center's framework.

Professional activities center on the Fetrow Dairy Education Center, which supports dairy industry education and applied research initiatives.