Felicia B. Nutter | PhD, DVM, BA, DACZM

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• Assistant Professor

Dr. Felicia B. Nutter is a specialist wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist. She has extensive conservation medicine field experience, both domestically and internationally, working at the interface of human, domestic and wild animal, and ecosystem health. Her research interests range from infectious disease ecology, to veterinary medical contributions to endangered species conservation, and the development of scientifically sound management options for feral cat populations. She previously worked as Regional Field Veterinarian for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; as Staff Veterinarian at the Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA; and as the founding Assistant Director of Veterinary International Programs at North Carolina State University.

Since 2009, Dr. Nutter has held leadership roles in the USAID – Emerging Pandemic Threats Program, focused on the development of curriculum and learning opportunities to support teaching and learning about One Health in multiple countries across Africa and Southeast Asia.

As Director of the International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) program at the Cummings School, she mentors veterinary students interested in exploring research and service projects, as well as clinical rotations, in other countries. The IVM program also provides the opportunity for highly-motivated students to earn a Post-graduate Certificate in IVM, which requires the completion of a summer research project. Many students go on to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals

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Education

• PhD, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,, 2005
• DVM, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, 1993
• BA, Yale University, 1989

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Board Certifications

• American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM)

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Research Activities

General Research

• Health of free-ranging wildlife
• Wildlife rehabilitation and reintroduction
• Conservation medicine
• Infectious disease ecology and zoonoses, especially pathogen transmission from humans to other animals
• Cat and dog population control, especially in lower and middle income countries

Selected Research Projects

• Health of Northwest Atlantic gray seals (Halichoerus grypus)
• Great ape conservation and health
• Feral and stray cat population control
• Impact evaluation of dog and cat spay/neuter programs, especially in lower and middle income countries
• Zoonotic Campyplobacter spp. in potential wildlife reservoir hosts

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