Brittany Watson
Director, Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement, University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Associate Professor of Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement, Clinician Educator, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
3900 Delancey Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
Office: 2158988341
Email:
brittawa@vet.upenn.edu
brittawa@vet.upenn.edu
Education:
BS/MS (Biology, Education)
Duquesne University, 2006.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2010.
PhD (Educational Administration)
University of South Carolina, 2013.
Permanent linkBS/MS (Biology, Education)
Duquesne University, 2006.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2010.
PhD (Educational Administration)
University of South Carolina, 2013.
Selected Publications
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. Nature Research, 11(1), 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. Elsevier Inc. 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): 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(2): 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(7): 3711-3717, 2020.