Holly Bender, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP

Instructional Focus

Office Hours

Office hours by appointment.

Academic/Professional Bio

Dr. Bender has extensive experience as a veterinary clinical pathologist, faculty member, faculty developer, and educational researcher. She brings with her thirty-one years as a practicing faculty clinical pathologist and twenty-two years of experience conducting collaborative educational research with multidisciplinary teams of educators.

Educational Background

• Morrill Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, CVM, Iowa State University (ISU)
• Associate Director, ISU Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
• Director, ISU Preparing Future Faculty Program
• Director, ISU Graduate Student Teaching Certificate Program
• Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, CVM, ISU
• Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, CVM, ISU
• Associate Professor, DBSP, VMRCVM, Virginia Tech
• Director, Biomedical Informatics Research Group, Virginia Tech
• Director, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, VMRCVM, Virginia Tech
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology, VMRCVM, Virginia Tech
• Clinical Instructor, DVBCS, VMRCVM, Virginia Tech
• Veterinary Practitioner, mixed animal practice

Board Certification

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Current Memberships

• Team-Based Learning Collaborative
• American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP)
• American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)
• American Veterinary Medical Society (AVMA)
• Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society