Jeff Bender, DVM, MS
Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH)
Adjunct, College of Veterinary Medicine
Director, USAID One Health Workforce Project
DVM, University of Minnesota
MS, University of Minnesota
BS, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Summary
I am a veterinarian and public health practitioner with 20 years of post-graduate experience, I have directed and collaborated on a broad range of research and surveillance projects pertaining to infectious and zoonotic diseases (i.e. influenza, foodborne diseases, antimicrobial resistant organism). My research is multidisciplinary, requiring collaborations with government, industry, and commodity organizations. This includes scientists in academia, NIH, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and private industry. I also have served on policy-making bodies designing programs to address emerging issues in public health.
Expertise
Epidemiology, infection control and prevention, designing and evaluating surveillance programs, and development of educational and outreach programs.
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Working at the Interface of Human and Animal Health
- Zoonoses and Emerging Diseases
- Food Safety
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Infectious Disease Surveillance
- Infection Prevention and Control
Research Funding Grants
- 2016–2021, CDC, "Veterinary Healthcare Quality Improvement and Research Protocol Development and Implementation," Principal Investigator
Publications
Teaching
Courses
- CVM 6030, Veterinary Public Health
- VMED 8090, Diseases Common to Humans and Animals
Media
In The News
SPH News
In the Media
- How antibiotics for pets can make you sick (Consumer Reports)
- Practice needle know-how (National Hog Farmer)
- Raw meat-based products may harm pets and their owners (Reuters)