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Dr Katja Isaksen BSc, MSc, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

School of Veterinary Science

I am a veterinary scientist with an interest in epidemiology, animal health and welfare. I am currently a postdoctoral fellow with the EpiCentre at Massey University, where I am involved a range of research projects and in teaching veterinary epidemiology to both internal and external students.

Professional

Contact details

  • Location: 2.05, Wool Building
    Campus: Turitea

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science - University of the West of England (2005)
  • Master of Science - University of Glasgow (2015)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2021)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Animal welfare, animal health, risk assessment, epidemiology

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000):
Animal Behaviour (060801):
Animal Production (070200):
Applied Ethics (220100): Bioethics (human and animal) (220101):
Biological Sciences (060000):
Humane Animal Treatment (070207):
Philosophy And Religious Studies (220000):
Veterinary Epidemiology (070704): Veterinary Sciences (070700):
Zoology (060800)

Keywords

Animal welfare, animal health, risk assessment, veterinary epidemiology

Research Outputs

Journal

Isaksen, KE., Linney, L., Williamson, H., Norman, EJ., Cave, NJ., & Cogger, N. (2021). Teammate: A longitudinal study of new zealand working farm dogs. iii. factors affecting the risk of dogs being lost from the workforce. Animals. 11(6)
[Journal article]Authored by: Cogger, N., Isaksen, K., Norman, E.
Isaksen, KE., Linney, L., Williamson, H., Cave, NJ., Norman, EJ., & Cogger, N. (2020). TeamMate: A Longitudinal Study of New Zealand Working Farm Dogs. II. Occurrence of Musculoskeletal Abnormalities. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7
[Journal article]Authored by: Cogger, N., Isaksen, K., Norman, E.
Isaksen, KE., Linney, L., Williamson, H., Cave, NJ., Beausoleil, NJ., Norman, EJ., . . . Cogger, N. (2020). TeamMate: A longitudinal study of New Zealand working farm dogs. I. Methods, population characteristics and health on enrolment. BMC Veterinary Research. 16(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Beausoleil, N., Cogger, N., Isaksen, K., Norman, E.

Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • Norwegian
    Last used: Native language
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • English
    Last used: Professional proficiency
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent