EDUCACIÓN

• Programa Veterinario Ejecutivo (EVP), Salud porcina.  Universidad de Illinois, Facultad de veterinaria, Champaign, Illinois, EEUU, 2009.
• Diplomado por el Colegio Americano de Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria, 2006.
• Master of Science en veterinaria por la Universisas estatal de Mississippi, Starkville, Mississippi, 2000.  Centrado en medicina de la producción porcina.
• Doctor en veterinaria por la Universidad estatal de Mississippi, facultad de veterinaria, Starkville, Mississippi, 1999.
• Licenciado en biología, Mención en Química.  Universidad de Carolina del Norte de Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Carolina del Norte, 1995.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

• Director, Swine Medicine Education Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University. 2010 – present.
• Associate Professor with tenure, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University.  Assigned 50% Teaching, 30% Professional Practice, 20% Research.  2010 – present.
• Assistant Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University.  Assigned 50% Teaching, 20% Professional Practice, 20% Research, 10% University Service.  2003-2010.
• Swine Medicine Section Leader, Food Supply Veterinary Services, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University. 2006 – 2007; 2009 – present.
• National Barrow Show Progeny Test Veterinarian, Ames, IA 2004 – 2006.
• Production Veterinarian, Seaboard Farms. Guymon, Oklahoma, 1999 – 2003. Responsibilities included primary veterinary care for all phases of 185,000 sow herd, regulatory compliance, development and implementation of Biosecurity Program, adoption of needle free injection technology, supervision of vaccine and antibiotic safety and efficacy trials, development of on farm food safety program, education of production personnel on treatment and disease topics, and supervision of four technicians and one veterinarian.

PUBLICATIONS

Locke A. Karriker has had more than 188 articles published in scientific magazines.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association of Swine Veterinarians, 1995-present.
  • Advanced Techniques Summer Workshop Planning Committee
  • Annual Meeting Planning Committee
  • Collegiate Activities Committee
• Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, 2003-present.
  • Swine Health Committee
  • Legislative Committee
• Iowa State University Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee, 2007-present.
  • Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Department Curriculum Committee Chair
  • College of Veterinary Medicine Curriculum Committee Co-Chair
• Iowa Pork Producers Association, 2003-present.
• American Veterinary Medical Association, 1999-present.

Curriculum actualizado: 06-feb-2012