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Wendy Beauvais is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology at Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine. She serves as Vice President of Phi Zeta and leads research in infectious disease modeling with a focus on One Health applications. Her academic journey includes a PhD from the Royal Veterinary College in the UK, where she also completed her BVetMed, MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology, and residency in Veterinary Public Health.
Dr. Beauvais specializes in mathematical modeling of infectious diseases, particularly zoonotic pathogens with significant public health implications. Her research spans veterinary epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and disease transmission dynamics between animals and humans. She has developed sophisticated models to understand brucellosis control in multiple settings, influenza transmission in swine operations, and free-living amoebae-bacteria interactions. Her work consistently applies a One Health framework that integrates human, animal, and environmental health perspectives.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on applying quantitative methods to solve complex public health challenges at the animal-human interface. Her research trends show increasing emphasis on antimicrobial stewardship, food safety interventions, and the development of novel mathematical approaches to model disease transmission across species boundaries. She has made significant contributions to understanding brucellosis epidemiology in multiple geographic contexts and has pioneered work on influenza transmission dynamics between swine and humans.
- Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (2007-Present)
- Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Public Health
Dr. Beauvais teaches CPB 86900 Veterinary Public Health & Zoonosis and has secured research funding for multiple projects investigating infectious disease transmission and control. Her laboratory, the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Lab, focuses on developing mathematical models to address pressing public health challenges at the human-animal interface. Current research directions include antimicrobial resistance modeling, food safety interventions, and the development of novel approaches to predict and prevent zoonotic disease emergence.
