Brittany Watson, VMD, PhD, DACVPM
Additional Titles:
Director, Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement
Dr. Watson is the Director of Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement and an Associate Professor in Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement (Clinician Educator) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. She acts as the Co-Head of the Behavior, Welfare, and Human-Animal Interaction Research Division and is a member of the Animal Welfare and Behavior Program faculty. Dr. Watson is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and serves on the continuing education committee. She was previously the Veterinary Director of Continuing Education Initiatives at Charleston Animal Society. She received her BS in Biology and MS in Education at Duquesne University and her PhD in Educational Leadership at the University of South Carolina. Her dissertation focused on evaluating changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in humane education and science outreach programs. Interests include One Health approaches to problem solving, interprofessional collaboration, and community engagement.
Powell, L., Reinhard, C., Satriale, D., Morris, M., Serpell, J., Watson, B. Characterizing unsuccessful animal adoptions: age and breed predict the likelihood of return, reasons for return and post-return outcomes Scientific Reports 11: , 2021.
Stillo, T., Norgard, R. J., Stefanovski, D., Siracusa, C., Reinhard, C. L., Watson, B. The effects of Solliquin administration on the activity and fecal cortisol production of shelter dogs Journal of Veterinary Behavior 45: 10-15, 2021.
Burns, C. C., Redding, L. E., Watson, B. The effects of frequency and duration of handling on the development of feline upper respiratory infections in a shelter setting Animals 10: 10, 2020.
Perley, K., Burns, C. C., Maguire, C., Shen, V. G., Joffe, E., Stefanovski, D., Redding, L., Germanis, L., Drobatz, K. J., Watson, B. Retrospective evaluation of outpatient canine parvovirus treatment in a shelter-based low-cost urban clinic Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 30: 202-208, 2020.
Edgerton, E. B., McCrea, A. R., Berry, C. T., Kwok, J. Y., Thompson, L. K., Watson, B., Fuller, E. M., Nolan, T. J., Lok, J. B., Povelones, M. Activation of mosquito immunity blocks the development of transmission-stage filarial nematodes Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117: 3711-3717, 2020.
Clinical Specialties:
Shelter Animal Medicine, Humane Education
Hospital & Services:
Education:
PhD (Educational Administration) University of South Carolina, 2013
VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2010
BS/MS (Biology, Education) Duquesne University, 2006
Board Certification:
Diplomate, College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104