Students

Rebecca Bigelow | Bushland, Texas | rabigelow@vet.k-state.edu 
First-year PhD student with her focus being in liver abscesses in beef-on-dairy cattle.
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Lynsey Buehler | Martin, TN | lynabueh@vet.k-state.edu
Currently a first-year DVM student, also working towards a Masters
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Laura Carpenter | Kansas City, Kansas | nmcollins@vet.k-state.edudu
Undergraduate student worker
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Noelle Collins | lccarpen@vet.k-state.edu
DVM Candidate 2027
Kenedy Devoe | Justin, Texas | kdevoe04@vet.k-state.edu
Undergraduate student worker studying animal science.
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Emma Duff  |  Erie, Kansas  |  egduff@vet.k-state.edu
Undergraduate student worker
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Jimmy Escolero | San Antonio, TX  |  escolero@vet.k-state.edu          
Research technician
Makenna Jensen | makenn1@vet.k-state.edu
DVM Candiate 2025
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Hayden Kunnary | Stillwater, Minnesota | haydenkunnary@vet.k-state.edu 
Working towards a Master’s in veterinary biomedical science
Maddie Mancke | Olympia, Washington |  mmancke@vet.k-state.edu 
She finished her undergraduate degree from K-State Animal Sciences and Industry and is focusing on concurrent diseases in Cattle with Dr. Brad White.
Olivia Macomber | Elverson, Pennsylvania | orm@ksu.edu
Undergraduate student worker.
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Taynah Peres França | Goiás, Brazil | taynah@vet.k-state.edu
Research Technician, graduated in Veterinary Medicine in Brazil. Will begin a master’s program at Kansas State University in Spring 2026, with research focused on respiratory diseases in feedlot cattle.
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Brooklyn Plumb | Haxtun, Colorado | brooklynplumb@ksu.edu
Undergraduate student worker.
Liliana Rivas | Aurora, Colorado | lmrivas@vet.k-state.edu
First year master’s student with research focusing on ruminant nutrition and GIT health.
Jake Schumacher | Garden Plain, Kansas | jschumacher22@vet.k-state.edu
Second-year PhD student with focus on pain detection and welfare in young calves.
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Katherine Shirley  |  Houston, Texas  |  kather41@vet.k-state.edu
Working towards a Master’s in Veterinary Biomedical Science
Karsyn Sikes | Animal Sciences and Industry | kmsikes@ksu.edu
Undergraduate Student worker from Clyde, Kansas.
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Matthew Sinclair |  Wellington, Colorado |  mts1@vet.k-state.edu
Research technician
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Aaron Van Metre | Fort Collins, CO | avanmetre@vet.k-state.edu 
Working towards a Master’s in Veterinary Biomedical Science
Caroline Wingert | Ottawa, Kansas | ckwingert@vet.k-state.edu
Working towards a Masters in Veterinary Biomedical Science
Jordana Zimmermann | Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | jordanazimm@vet.k-state.edu
Jordana is a veterinarian, graduated from the Federal university of Pampa, and currently a PhD student. her research is focused on animal welfare, pain assessment and the development of predictive models .