Dr. Cadaret joined the CSU faculty in late 2019 and is currently an Associate Professor of Animal Sciences. At CSU she leads the livestock stress physiology group, including graduate and undergraduate mentorship and management of the teaching and research flocks at the Agricultural Research, Development, and Education Center. You can find her in the classroom teaching large animal physiology, animal reproduction, calving and calf care, and a graduate seminar here and there. In her free time you can find Dr. Cadaret with her friends and family, on the back of a horse, at a red dirt country concert, or up a mountain fishing an alpine lake.
EDUCATION
2019 PhD, Stress Physiology, Minor: College STEM Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
2017 M.S., Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
2014 B.S., Animal Science, California State University, Chico.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
(2025-present) Associate Professor (tenured), Animal Science, Colorado State University
(2020-Present) Affiliate Faculty, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University
(2019-2025) Assistant Professor, Animal Science, Colorado State University
(2015-2019) Graduate Research Assistant, Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(2015-2019) Teaching Lab Coordinator, Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
AWARDS:
2022, Distinguished Teacher, American Society of Animal Science-Western Section
2019, PhD Young Scholar, American Society of Animal Science-Western Section
2019, Outstanding Graduate Student Finalist, Gamma Sigma Delta
2019, Perinatal Biology Symposium Travel Award, USDA/NIH
2018, 1st Place Western Section Graduate Student Competition, Western Section American Society of Animal Science
2018, John Hallman Memorial Teaching Award, UNL Department of Animal Science
2018, David H & Anne E Larrick Memorial Travel Grant, UNL
2017, Milton E. Mohr Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2017, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assist., Honorable Mention, UNL Graduate Studies
2016, Perinatal Biology Symposium Travel Award, USDA/NIH
2016, William G. Whitmore Memorial Student Travel Grant, UNL
2016, Graduate College Student Travel Grant, UNL