[Tasia Kendrick]

1.  My research focus: My educational research program is focused on creating, implementing, and assessing learning outcomes and objectives that align with curricular aims to prepare Animal Science undergraduate students for their careers. I am developing my program and ‘niche’ in the area of educational research. My other research domain is within animal disease and genetics. Primarily I focus on Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) in cattle, working with farmers and veterinarians on diagnosis, prevention, management and control within their herd. Most recently, I have a goal to incorporate high school students (think AP biology) with graduate students and community members (farmers and veterinarians) to complete some of the needs and lack of knowledge in BLV research. I have contacts but would love the assistance to get things organized and started. [However, I am open to really anything with this program!]
2. Why I enjoy mentoring: I feel mentoring is my way of giving back to the community and providing a very small “stamp” in the world. [Responsibility is high on my StrengthsQuest profile.] I hope that any individual I mentor, becomes something greater than myself – whatever that might look like. The gained knowledge and enthusiasm for something once considered difficult or unachievable, while I too learn new things from each mentee is what ‘charges my batteries and keeps me going.’
3. My professional values: I enjoy people, communication, transparency, and collaboration in research. My goal is for collaboration to turn into friendships that last a lifetime. For example, the farmers I work with share life successes and challenges with me (not research or even farm related) long after a project has ended.

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