Associate Editor

Dr. Sarah Wright is an associate editor for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR). In this role, Dr. Wright manages JAVMA and AJVR’s social media, cohosts the podcast Veterinary Vertex, and shepherds scientific manuscripts from submission to publication. Dr. Wright obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, where she also completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences with a concentration in Science, Pre-Veterinary, and Medical, and minors in Chemistry and Leadership Studies. She completed a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Rotating Internship at VCA Aurora Animal Hospital followed by a Veterinary Fellowship at the Vancouver Aquarium. Dr. Wright volunteers as the Secretary for the Brookfield Zoo Chicago Young Professional Volunteer Board and as a member of the Council of Science Editors Program Committee, the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Communications Committee, and the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians Public Relations Committee. Dr. Wright enjoys staying active, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family, friends, and two cats.

The Power and Pitfalls of Social Media for Your Practice

The purpose of this session is to educate veterinarians and veterinary technicians on how they can use social media to grow their practice. This session will be led by Dr. Sarah Wright, who manages the social media for the AVMA’s two scientific journals: the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR). The objectives of this session are to learn how to craft social media (Facebook, Instagram, X [formerly Twitter], and LinkedIn) messaging for a target audience and gain familiarity with social media–monitoring tools for reputation management.