Pasha A. Lyvers Peffer

Pasha A. Lyvers Peffer is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University, within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). She holds a leadership role as department chair and has served in academic roles since 2005, progressing from Assistant to Associate and Full Professor. Her research focuses on swine nutrition and physiology, with notable contributions to understanding metabolic processes and genetic mechanisms in livestock. Dr. Peffer is affiliated with the Animal Science Building in Columbus, OH.

She has advised numerous graduate students, including Natalia Jurcak and Michael McKinney, and was awarded the NACTA Educator Award for her teaching excellence. Her work spans peer-reviewed publications in journals like Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol and Journal of Nutrition, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches in animal science.

Dr. Peffer’s professional activities include leading undergraduate student engagement initiatives and contributing to college-wide administrative decisions. Her research and outreach efforts align with CFAES’s mission to advance agricultural and environmental sciences through education, innovation, and community impact.