Current Professional Activities

• Professor - University of Minnesota
• Associate Medical Director-Veterinary Medical Center Univ of MN
• Director - Nutrition Service UMN VMC

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• MVMA Outstanding faculty of the year (2022)
• AAVN Life Member

Special Interests

• All aspects of clinical nutrition for the role of nutrition in health and preventive care thoughout all lifestages especially gerontology. 
• Nutritional management of diseases, obesity prevention and treatment and comorbidities.
• Improving communication to support collaborative care and adherence.

Memberships

• AVMA
• MVMA
• Executive Board-Pet Nutrition Alliance
• Board member Assocciation of Pet Obesity Prevention
• Board member Healthy Food Healthy Lives

Relationships/Spouse/Children/Pets

• Husband of almost 30 years, best friend and board-certified veterinary oncologist, Dr Mike Henson
• 3 adult children - George, Henry, and Nora
• 4 dogs - Esther, Wink, Pivot, and Leisl

Hobbies

• Any time outside, especially with family and friends
• Walking, hiking or swimming
• Canoeing
• Cooking
• Reading

Favorite Book, Movie, and/or Song

• So many I cannot choose

Favorite Quote

• "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
  - Viktor E. Frankl
  
  
• "The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others"
  - Gandhi