Michelle Schultze, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

Michelle graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016 and obtained her Master’s of Public Health through the University of Minnesota in 2023. As part of her degree, she started working on a case-control epidemiological study of Chronic Wasting Disease in farmed cervid herds. Throughout the next few years, this branched into multiple other projects: developing a Biosecurity Assessment for cervid producers, survey analysis of a biosecurity questionnaire from MN cervid producers, and spatial analysis of risk factors associated with CWD positive status in farmed cervid herds. She finished her residency in Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine at CAHFS and is excited to continue advancing her knowledge in all aspects of public health.

Her interests include infectious disease epidemiology, data analysis, spatial temporal epidemiology, animal welfare, and disease surveillance. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, gardening, and hanging with her cat Ricky.