CAPP Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of the Center for Animals and Public Policy guides Center priorities and supports Center activities.  This distinguished group of Cummings School faculty, staff, and alumni provides a broad range of scientific, clinical, and policy perspectives that enrich the life of the Center.

Allen Rutberg, PhD
Director, Center for Animals and Public Policy
Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA
Assistant Director, Center for Animals and Public Policy
Alastair Cribb - DVM, PhD, FCAHS
Dean, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Henry and Lois Foster Professor, Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Kate Beckett, MS
Graduate Programs Administrative Director, Office of Academic Affairs
Elizabeth Byrnes, PhD
Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Martha Grace, JD, MS
MAPP Faculty, Animal Law
Carl Kirker-Head, VetMB, MA, DACVS, DECVS
Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Director, Orthopedic Research Laboratory
Cheryl London, DMV, PhD, DACVIM
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Director, One Health and Director, Research Collaborations, Tufts CTSI; Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
David Lee-Parritz, DVM, DACLAM
Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Felicia Nutter, DVM, PhD, DACZM
Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health
Leslie Sharkey, D.V.M., P.h.D., D.A.C.V.P.
Department of Clinical Sciences
Heidi Weiskel, MS, PhD
Alumnae Representative
Ericca Gandolfo, MS
Alternate Alumnae Representative