 Biography-Janis Joslin, DVM-College of Veterinary Medicine
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Janis Joslin, DVM
Professor, Primate, Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
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Biographical Information
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Janis Ott Joslin, DVM joined the CVM faculty in February 2007 as a Professor of Primate, Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. She is a PBL facilitator, a content expert in Exotic, Zoo and Wildlife Animal Medicine, fourth year rotation coordinator, 3rd Year Student Course Administrator, and a lecturer in the Veterinary Issues Course.
Dr. Joslin graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Biology with Honors before attending The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine where she was enrolled in a dual DVM, PhD program in Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology. She obtained her DVM degree, Cum Laude. During her last year in veterinary school she had done a 3 month rotation at the San Diego Zoo and her career plans took a different course.
She did an internship at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group and then a residency in Primate Medicine at the California Primate Research Center in association with the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis, CA.
Her dream to become a Zoo Veterinarian was realized when she was hired by the Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo) where she served as Veterinarian in Charge, Commissary Manager, and Acting Curator of Primates. She then worked at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle Washington as the Director of Animal Health and Research, Commissary Manager and Acting General Curator. She has also served as a Senior Clinical Veterinarian for SNBL, USA and as the Assistance State Veterinarian for the Washington State Department of Agriculture and Director of Animal Health/Staff Veterinarian for the Phoenix Zoo.
Dr. Joslin is actively involved in the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. She has served as Chairperson for numerous Committees including the Veterinary Standards Committee, Ethics and Professional Practice, Nominating Committee, Computer Committee, Convention Host Committee and Infection Disease Committee. She has serve in every executive office for the organization from Secretary to Past President. She was the guest Editor for the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine issue on Non-human Primate Medicine. As Chair of the Veterinary Standards Committee for the AAZV, Dr. Joslin wrote three editions of the "Guidelines for zoo and aquarium veterinary medical programs and veterinary hospitals" which were published as a supplement to the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. These guidelines are used to evaluate veterinary programs for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation site visits. She was responsible in spearheading and acquiring funding for the first module of the computerized medical records program for Zoos (MedARKS) that are used by zoos world-wide.
Dr. Joslin has always been a strong advocate for animal welfare and was an expert witness in the landmark trial concerning allegations of animal cruelty against Dr. Edward Taub in his NIH research using monkeys (which came to be known as the Silver Springs Monkeys). The result of this trial sparked a review by USDA/APHIS of the Animal Welfare Regulations leading to significant changes in the regulations concerning non-human primate care in exhibitor and research facilities.
Dr. Joslin has written numerous scientific papers and chapters on zoo and wildlife medicine. She was the first veterinary advisor for a Species Survival Plan for Snow Leopards. In that position, she investigated the causes of morbidities and mortalities in the captive collection of Snow Leopards in zoos in North America and served as a resource for medical problems for zoos housing these animals. In this capacity, Dr. Joslin identified two papillomaviruses which were responsible for causing squamous cell carcinomas in this species. These malignancies were associated with 11% of the mortalities of these cats in zoos. Dr. Joslin has spearheaded a collaborative project to develop a vaccine against these papillomaviruses.
Dr Joslin has received several honors, including President's Service Awards for her work for the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, and the Employee of Excellence Award for Leadership for the Parks Department for the City of Seattle.
Dr. Joslin is the proud parent of Jessica Joslin who is the 3rd generation and 5th person in the family to graduate from Northwestern University. Jessica is now enrolled in the Masters of Divinity program at Harvard and wants to be a Unitarian Minister and a college chaplain. When not caring for her daughter's diabetic Westie "Sugar" (yes, his name really is "Sugar") she enjoys sculpting and telling zoo stories.
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Personal Teaching Philosophy
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The future of the planet depends on the knowledge, skills and dedication of future generations. It is the responsibility of all of us to better prepare our children for this responsibility than we were prepared. Our past mistakes must be corrected and future mistakes prevented. The key to this is education. The only reason for illiteracy and ignorance in this world is that political, industry and educational leaders and the public have not made the future as much of a priority as the present concerns.
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Professional Interests
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- Primate, zoo and wildlife medicine
- Conservation medicine
- Animal Welfare
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Research Interests
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Papillomavirus vaccine development in Snow Leopards
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Reproduction in exotic animals
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Diseases of exotics especially non-human primates
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Contact Information
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309 East Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766 |
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(909) 706-3486
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Fax:
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(909) 469-5627 |
| E-mail: |
jjoslin@westernu.edu |
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