Educator Well-Being

GOAL: Enhancing the Well-Being of Veterinary and Biomedical Educators

The Initiative provides a collaborative environment for the sharing of ideas and knowledge to support and enhance the well-being of veterinary medical and biomedical educators. The initiative works to assess needs, develop and implement programs, promote awareness, encourage engagement, and advocate for well-being. The Initiative provides a collaborative environment for the sharing of ideas and knowledge to support veterinary medical and biomedical educators.

What does the “Educator’s Well-Being Initiative” do?

• Assess Needs
• Develop Programs
• Promote Awareness
• Encourage Engagement
• Advocate for Policy Changes
• Monitor and evaluate implemented wellbeing programs

Why should you join the Educator’s Well-being Initiative?

Personal Benefits:

• Improve Mental Health
• Work-Life Balance
• Stronger Community and Support Networks
• Resilience and Stress Management

Professional Benefits

• Leadership in Education
• Enhanced Teaching and Mentorship Skills
• Career Development Positive Institutional Impact

Group Timeline:

What we’ve learned

Based on preliminary studies of a cohort of RTA fellows from 2021-2022, veterinary medical and biomedical educators report higher levels of burnout than the average post-secondary educator, with lower perceptions of control and reward in their work environments. Interventions to increase perceptions of control and reward include enrolling RTA fellows in the Happiness Challenge, which commences in 2026.

Faculty Development: Wellbeing Fellows

69 & 289 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Rachel Halsey	Washington State University
165 & 300 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Grace VanHoy	University of California-Davis
161 & 299 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Susan Tornquist	Oregon State University
160 & 298 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Suzana Tkalcic	Western University
154 & 297 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Leslie Stone-Roy	Colorado State University
134 & 296 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Erin Pinnell	Washington State University
131 & 295 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Matthew Peck	Washington State University
130 & 294 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Christine Olver	Colorado State University
126 & 293 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Noami Nishi	Colorado State University
104 & 292 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Christy Martin	University of Arizona
101 & 291 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Christiane Löhr	Oregon State University
94 & 290 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Andrea Lam	University of California-Davis
7 & 277 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Alberta Arviso	University of Arizona
62 & 288 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Sarah Guess	Washington State University
55 & 287 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Samantha Gizerian	Washington State University
48 & 286 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Erik Fausk	University of California-Davis
45 & 285 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Samantha Evans	Colorado State University
32 & 284 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Munashe Chigerwe	University of California-Davis
29 & 283 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Sami Case	Colorado State University
23 & 282 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Jessica Bunch	Washington State University
20 & 281 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Beth Boynton	Western University
18 & 280 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Karen Boudreaux	University of California-Davis
17 & 279 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Zachery Boeder	University of Arizona
8 & 278 & Wellbeing	Local Representative	Paul Avery	Colorado State University