Professional Profile

After receiving her DVM degree from Ohio State University in 1986, Dr. Morin completed an internship and residency in food animal medicine and surgery at the University of Illinois. She joined the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine as an Assistant Professor after finishing her residency and Master's degree, and became board certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She spent much of her career as a food animal clinician, educator, and researcher at the University of Illinois, and was awarded tenure during that time. In 2004, she became Director of the University's Agricultural Animal Care and Use Program (AACUP), and served as the Attending Veterinarian for Agricultural Animals for eight years. During the latter half of her time in AACUP, she also served as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Curriculum at the College of Veterinary Medicine, a position that would later become full-time. As Assistant Dean, she was involved in development and administration of the Illinois Integrated Veterinary Professional Curriculum. In 2016, she transitioned to Director of the College's Clinical Skills Learning Center, a position she held until retirement in 2018. Her research interests over the years have included bovine mastitis, milk quality, food animal medicine, animal well-being, and veterinary education. She is currently an Emerita Professor at the College and serves as a site visitor for the AVMA Council on Education. 

Morin DE, Arnold CJ, Hale-Mitchell LK, McNeil LK, Lanzo S, Soder H, Williams D, Foreman JH, Whiteley H. Development and evolution of the Clinical Skills Learning Center as an integral component of the Illinois Veterinary Professional Curriculum. J Vet Med Educ 2020;47(3):307-320.

Morin DE, Molgaard L, Royster E, Johnson-Walker YJ, Fetrow J. Prior experience, career intentions, and post-graduate positions of students who participated in an 8-week dairy production medicine course. J Vet Med Educ 2020;47(3):275-289.

Morin DE, Royster E, Johnson-Walker YJ, Molgaard L, Fetrow J. Effects of an 8-week dairy production medicine course on veterinary student self-confidence and perceptions of knowledge and skills used by dairy veterinarians. J Vet Med Educ 2020;47(3):290-306.

Woodward AP, Morin D, Whittem T. Population physiologically based modeling of pirlimycin milk concentrations in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2020;Sep 10:S0022-0302(20)30703-7. doi: 10.3168/jds.2020-18760. Epub ahead of print.

Fetrow J, Royster E, Morin D, Molgaard L, Wingert D, Yost J, Overton M, Apley M, Godden S, Chebel R, Cramer G, Sorge U, Schefers J, Goldsmith T, Anderson D, Hanzlicek G, Angelique Dwyer K, Dwyer L. Development and implementation of a National Center of Excellence in Dairy Production Medicine Education for Veterinary Students: description of the effort and lessons learned. J Vet Med Educ 2020;47(3):250-262.

Royster E, Morin DE, Molgard L, Wingert D, Fetrow J. Methods used to assess student performance and course outcomes at the National Center of Excellence in Dairy Production Medicine Education for Veterinary Students. J Vet Med Educ 2020;47(3):263-274.

Foreman JH, Morin DE, Graves TK, Mitchell MA, Zuckermann FA, Whiteley HE. Veterinary curriculum transformation at the University of Illinois, 2006-2016. J Vet Med Educ 2017;44(3): 471-479.