Kat Sutherland, PhD
Kat is currently an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Kat’s research interests are motivated by wanting to understand how veterinary-client communication can be enhanced to improve the lives of animals and the people who care for them. She completed her PhD and a postdoctoral fellowship in the area of veterinary clinical communication at the Ontario Veterinary College. Her PhD research explored pet weight-related communication in small animal veterinary practice, with emphasis on obesity-specific communication. Kat spends much of her time teaching, and she enjoys supporting student veterinarians and practicing veterinary professionals to develop their clinical communication and relationship-building skills during interactions with clients and colleagues.