My professional goal is to improve the lives of animals through collaborative research, innovative teaching, and service to my community. My research has sought to determine the relationship between animal behavior, management, and health. Specifically, my research focuses on the following three themes: 1) improving maternity pen design for dairy cattle, 2) developing novel measurements of stress in animals and understanding the impact of stressors on behavior, health and immunity, and 3) identifying and resolving health and welfare concerns in veal calves.