About the Author

Dr. Rollins is a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and clinical professor at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Tennessee in 2000 and attained her doctor of veterinary medicine and PhD degrees in comparative and experimental medicine from the University of Tennessee in 2004 and 2009, respectively. She also completed her nutrition residency training at University of Tennessee while earning her PhD degree. Dr. Rollins is currently a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Nutrition) and past-president of the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition. She has authored numerous research publications in animal nutrition with a primary research focus on companion animal obesity physiology, treatment, and prevention.

Updated June 2024

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