Tasha Epp

Tasha Epp is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, holding a joint faculty appointment. Her work bridges veterinary epidemiology and public health, focusing on zoonotic diseases and the health interdependencies between animals, humans, and ecosystems. She has taught courses such as Analytical Methods in Epidemiologic Research and Field Epidemiology, emphasizing practical applications.

Epp’s research centers on the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases, particularly in companion animals, and includes projects on dog bite risks, dog population management, and spatial epidemiology techniques. She has developed the Community Dog Workbook to address canine-related public health challenges in northern, rural, and Indigenous communities.

• 2022: Honey bee disease surveillance
• 2021: Lead exposure in cattle, canine pathogens
• 2020: American foulbrood in apiaries
• 2019: Anthrax risk mapping, tuberculosis trends
• 2018: Dog bite prevention, bison mortality

Her scientific awards include the Global Leaders Scholarship for food security research. She has secured significant grants from agencies like the Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadian Institutes of Health Research.