Dr. Jennifer Van Os

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare

Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences at UW-Madison

Dr. Van Os received her PhD in the interdisciplinary Animal Behavior graduate program at UC Davis and conducted postdoctoral research in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia. The research in her lab at UW-Madison focuses on understanding, evaluating, and improving the welfare of dairy animals from a biological perspective. The goal of her extension program is to promote best practices in management and housing to help the dairy industry adapt as our scientific knowledge about animal welfare continues to grow.