Rebecca graduated from Murdoch University with a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in 1997 and worked in small animal practice in Perth till 2002. In 2000 she commenced her PhD on canine gastrointestinal parasitic zoonoses in tea-growing communities in Assam, India for which she was awarded the John Frederick Adrian Sprent Prize by the Australian Society for Parasitologists Inc.
In 2004, Rebecca was the recipient of a 3 year ARC Industry Postdoctoral Fellowship which allowed her to extend her research on canine parasitic zoonoses to Thailand.
In 2006 Rebecca gained employment as a Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health at the School of Veterinary Science, UQ and widened her research interests into the development and application of molecular epidemiological and diagnostic tools to unravel public health risks posed by a range of direct, food-borne and vector-borne parasitic zoonoses.
Rebecca has published over 130 peer reviewed papers, cited over 5,000 times (h index 39) and invited book chapters on the epidemiology, zoonotic potential and geographical distribution of parasites of veterinary and public health importance in Asia and Australia. She has supervised fifteen research higher degree students to completion. Her research expertise been formally recognized through consultations for the Gates Foundation, World Health Organization, Food and Agricultural Organisation, the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry, and not-for-profit organisations.
Rebecca is the Founding Director of the Tropical Council for Companion Animal Parasites (TroCCAP), a non-for-profit organisation whose mission is to independently inform, guide and make best-practice recommendations to veterinarians and allied health professionals for the diagnosis, treatment and control of companion animal parasites in the tropics and sub-tropics, with the aim of protecting animal and human health. In 2019, Rebecca was the recipient of the Bancroft-Mackerras Medal by the Australian Society for Parastiology in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field.
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Domestic dogs are mammalian reservoirs for the emerging zoonosis flea-borne spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia felis.
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Parasitology
John Federik Adrian Sprent Medal
Murdoch University Prize for Best Animal-Based Research Oral Presentation
Dean‟s Prize for best Research Higher Degree oral seminar
Travel Award for Conference Attendance to New Orleans, USA
Best Student Research Poster for Diagnostics and Best Overall Poster in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Student Prize Winner for Best Research Oral Presentation
PhD - Industry Scholar
Credentials
Positions
Professor In Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Biosciences
Australian Veterinary Association
Australian Veterinary Association
Founding Director And Executive Secretary
Tropical Council for Companion Animal Parasites Ltd. (TroCCAP)
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Vets Beyond Borders
Active Member
Australian Society of Parasitology Inc.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Murdoch University
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Murdoch University
Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Biology)
Murdoch University