College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Adjunct faculty

Jamie Shaw, B.S.

Adjunct Lecturer

Jamie Shaw a part-time lecturer with the University of Vermont since 1997, is a behavioral consultant for several Vermont animal shelters. She has conducted seminars in various parts of the U.S.A., and recently she and Sam Levenberg began Random Rescue where they house, train and then place homeless dogs.

Her business, The Dog School, located in Williston, Vermont teaches Dog-to-Dog Communication classes, agility and obedience classes, and offers behavioral consultations.

Jamie's book, Dog to Dog Communication: The Right Way to Socialize Your Dog is available on Amazon.com

In February 2008 Jamie was featured in the monthly business magazine, Business People - Vermont, in an article entitled "Paw and Order."

Stuart White, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Resource management, mountain farming systems and land use, South American camelids (especially Alpaca)

Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
A.B., Harvard College

Courses Taught

ASCI 298F Boot Camp in Alpaca Husbandry -- Travel Course

Contact

Email: stuart.white@uvm.edu

Lynn Blevins

Part-time Lecturer

Areas of Interest:

One Health,
Zoonoses, Pollution
Fiber Animals

Education:

MPH, Boston University
M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., Drew University

Courses Taught:

One Health: Pollution
One Health: Zoonoses

Stephen Wadsworth

Steve Wadsworth has been a dairy veterinary practitioner for nearly 4 decades in Franklin County, Vermont and was one of the founding partners of Northwest Veterinary Associates in St. Albans. He is a graduate of UVM and has a DVM from Purdue University. He has a great passion for teaching and has developed lifelong relationships with his clients as he guides them in dairy health management. Steve is married (wife, Sarah, is a vocational agriculture teacher and FFA advisor) and has two adult children. In addition to practice, his interests include biking, hiking,camping, snowshoeing, XC skiing, and reading. In addition to practice, Steve is active in the Enosburgh community serving on the boards of the food shelf, recreation committee, and Enosburgh Initiative.

Courses Taught:

ASCI 135 CREAM

ASCI 297 CREAM Advising

ASCI 264 Clinical Topics: Livestock Medicine

Richard Grant, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor (Miner Institute)

Rick grew up on a dairy farm near Potsdam, NY. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition from Purdue University. Rick spent 13 years at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln as a professor of ruminant nutrition and extension dairy specialist. His areas of interest include forage and non-forage sources of fiber, carbohydrate nutrition, and dairy cattle behavior. He has been president at Miner Institute since 2003. As president, his primary role is to provide leadership to Institute staff as they work toward the common goal of optimizing the crop-animal-environment interface through research and educational programs. In 2010, Rick was awarded the Pioneer Hi-Bred Forage Award recognizing outstanding research and/or educational contributions in the area of forage production, processing, storage, or utilization. He was also awarded the 2015 Nutrition Professionals Inc. Applied Dairy Nutrition Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in research, teaching or extension in applied dairy nutrition. He holds adjunct faculty positions at the University of Vermont, Cornell University and Plattsburgh State University.