Jennifer graduated from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994, and went on to complete her PhD in Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacology), 2006 from North Carolina State University, she also gained her Board Certifications ACVIM in 2002, and ACVCP in 2005. She is currently in post as Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests include pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and population modelling, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics in veterinary medicine, judicious use of antimicrobial drugs in veterinary medicine, adverse drug effects, diagnosis, and prevention, pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions, and has published widely on these topics. 

Outside of the working environment Jennifer is a keen and accomplished photographer focussing on travel, wildlife, and astrophotography.