Boarded Certified Small Animal Surgeon
Jayne graduated from the University of Queensland in 1994 and after graduation, worked in mixed private practice for 10 years throughout South East Queensland and New South Wales before returning to the University of Queensland (St Lucia) as a surgical registrar in 2005. During 2006/07, Jayne worked as a clinical instructor in small animal surgery at the University of California in Davis, CA before returning home to Australia to undertake specialty training in small animal surgery.
Jayne was awarded membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (small animal surgery) in 2010 and completed her residency in small animal surgery at Murdoch University (Perth) in 2012. In February 2014, she passed the board examinations to become a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal) and joined the UQ VETS UQ VETS as a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery in July 2014 where she continues to be a Faculty member. Her current research is the overall health and breeding of working shepherd dogs, exploring their genetic profile and investigating the prevalence of canine degenerative myelopathy (degenerative disease of the spinal cord).