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Full) Rosina “Tammi” Claudia Krecek, Frssaf, BS, MS, Phd, MAP, MBA (January 29, 2016) Curriculum Vitae (Full) Rosina “Tammi” Claudia Krecek, FRSSAf, BS, MS, PhD, MAP, MBA (January 29, 2016) Index Page 1) Present contact details 1 2) Education 1 3) Professional experience and academic appointments 2 4) Additional professional experience 3 5) Research focus areas 3 6) Awards and honors 4 7) Clinical specialty/board certification 4 8) Other advisory positions 4 9) Memberships and positions in professional organizations 5 10) Editorial boards 5 11) Advisory and assessment board assignments 5 12) Teaching experience 6 13) Graduate student committees 6 14) Other training programs 9 15) Research/Scholarly activities: 10 a) Pending additional funding US$ 6,245,911 10 b) Total funding received to date US$ 21,668,230 10 c) Current funding US$ 1,872,437 10 d) Previous funding US$ 4,074,959 11 e) Former institutional funding (US$ 15,722,834) 18 16) Research/Scholarly activities: Publications 18 a) Publications in peer reviewed scientific journals (128) 18 b) Publications in peer reviewed scientific journals: in press (3) 26 c) Published manuals (5) 26 d) Book chapters, textbooks and theses (29) 26 e) Non-refereed publications (42) 29 17) Research/Scholarly activities: Presentations (303) in 49 countries 31 a) With published abstracts (169) 31 b) Invited seminars and lectures (134) 43 18) Major committee assignments 51 1) Present contact details: Address: • Interim Assistant Dean of One Health, Office of the Dean, Texas, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA http://onehealth.tamu.edu • Visiting Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA Phone (mobile): 1-972-822-5480 E-mail: [email protected] 2) Education: Degree/Training Conferring Institution Field Year MBA* University of Pretoria, South Africa Business 2003 Administration Krecek, RC 2016-1-29 Page 2 MAP Certificate University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa (RSA) Management 1999 DSc* (=PhD) University of Pretoria, RSA Zoology 1984 MS East Texas State University (now TAMU Commerce), Zoology 1975 USA BS University of Florida, USA Animal Science 1972 *Degree was awarded and assessed by the World Education Services, Inc., and meets the US Equivalency as stated in the Credential Evaluation Reports. 3) Professional experience and academic appointments: Title Institution Year(s) Interim Assistant Interim Assistant Dean of One Health, Office of the Dean, Texas 2015- Dean of One Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, present Health Texas 77843, USA Visiting Professor Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine 2013– (CVM), TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, USA present Associate Dean Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), St. Kitts, 2005– for Research; West Indies 2013 Professor of Parasitology M y role at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) as Associate Dean for Research: 1. Led the start-up and development of a successful research program; 2. This resulted in RUSVM being awarded a full seven-year accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education in 2011. This six year effort required obtaining support and funding for the facilities and equipment, as well as recurring funding for internal research grants and faculty start-up money; 3. Led the design and construction oversight of multiple facilities dedicated to research (i.e., research laboratories, etc.); 4. Responsible for space allocation, staffing and staff oversight, development of all processes and procedures, and the collection of all metrics for research productivity; 5. Responsible annually for research budget of US$ 7,000,000; 6. Worked with the Dean for Faculty to hire 15 new academic faculty with independent research ability to support this program; 7. Successfully encouraged and involved veterinary student participation in research projects; and 8. Established strategic partnerships with international research institutions and the Ministries of Agriculture and Human Health in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. My role at RUSVM as Professor of Parasitology: 1. Wrote a new curriculum for veterinary parasitology with a hands-on program focused on the skill sets needed for entry level veterinarians to prepare them as practice ready graduates; 2. Developed novel methods resulting in a unique and well organized relevant course (based on student course evaluations); 3. Awarded three medical education grants comparing student-centered with lecturer-centered learning; and 4. Published two peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals. Director Krecek and Krecek Target Management Strategies, C.C., RSA 2002- present • Successfully established an international consultancy with agricultural agencies; and • Established interventions to manage parasitic animal diseases for developing communities in Africa. Full Professor Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (DVTD) (formerly 1997-2002 Department of Parasitology), Faculty of Veterinary Science (FVS), UP, Onderstepoort, RSA Associate DVTD, FVS, UP, Onderstepoort, RSA 1989-1996 Professor Senior Lecturer DVTD, FVS, UP, Onderstepoort, RSA 1988-1989 Krecek, RC 2016-1-29 Page 3 Title Institution Year(s) Researcher; Department of Parasitology, FVS, UP, Onderstepoort, RSA 1986-1988 Research 1979-1985 Assistant • Developed a research program as the first Chairperson of the DVTD Research Committee; • Created research structures and research laboratories; • Collected data metrics to support government subsidies awarded annually for peer reviewed scientific publications; • Developed new curricula in veterinary parasitology; • Awarded for innovative methods of teaching; • Attracted diverse groups of graduate students to research training programs; and • Forged strategic partnerships with international research collaborators and institutions. Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Postdoctoral 1995 United Kingdom [National Research Foundation (NRF, formerly Fellow Foundation for Research and Development (FRD) Postdoctoral Grant (Animal Nutrition)] Postdoctoral United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Beltsville, Maryland, 1986 Fellow USA (NRF Postdoctoral Grant) (Veterinary Parasitology) Grad Research Department of Biology, East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas 1975-1978 Assistant and (Now TAMU, Commerce); and Department of Veterinary Microbiology Teaching Asst and Parasitology, CVM, TAMU, College Station, Texas, USA 4) Additional professional experience: Title Institution Year(s) Visiting Professor Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg (UJ), Auckland 2007- Park, RSA present Member Texas A&M Cetner for Food Safety, Texas A&M University, College 2015- Station, Texas 77843, USA present Adjunct Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Public Health Practice, 2009-2014 Associate School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (UMinn), USA Professor Part-time Department of Zoology, UJ, Auckland Park, RSA 2006-2007 Professor Extraordinary Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural and 2003-2005 Professor Agricultural Sciences, UP, RSA Development Community development and training in animal disease interventions in 1994- Coordinator resource-poor communities and developing agriculture systems: Ethiopia, present Kenya, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe with Department for International Development (DFID)/ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/ Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)/ United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/ Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)/ British Council Link (BC Link)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) 5) Research focus areas: • Prevalence and identification of zoonotic parasitic and infectious diseases with One Health impact on humans, livestock, equids and production animals in developing communities; • Innovative and sustainable intervention strategies for zoonotic parasitic and infectious diseases with One Health impact on humans, livestock, equids and production animals in developing communities; Krecek, RC 2016-1-29 Page 4 • Diagnostics, interventions and control with the use of novel tick borne methodologies and comparative genomics to identify vulnerabilities in the life cycles of specific livestock and wildlife pests and develop novel pest control technologies; • Building strategic multidisciplinary diverse partnerships with international, regional and national organizations in One Health research, training and outreach programs; • Developing One Health work force research and capacity with a focus on societal needs (e.g., zoonotic parasitic and infectious diseases). 6) Awards and honors: Title Year(s) DeVry "Bringing Home the Gold" Service Excellence Recognition, USA 2013 DeVry Ross University Ron Taylor Award, USA 2008 Gauteng Business Women’s Association Master of Business Administration (MBA) Bursary, 2003 RSA Mobile Telecommunications Network Award for Best Achievement in Entrepreneurship, 2003 MBA, RSA President of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology 1999-2003 (WAAVP) Comprehensive Research funding from NRF (FRD), RSA 1986-2002 Elsdon-Dew Medal for Service to Parasitology in Africa, Parasitological Society of Southern 2001 Africa (PARSA) Dean's Award for Best Poster at six UP Faculty of Veterinary Science Faculty Days, FVS, UP, 1987-2001 RSA Agricultural Science and Technology Woman of
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