Sarah Kuchinsky
Veterinary Medical Officer at USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolSarah Kuchinsky is a veterinary medical officer with a decade of experience bridging clinical veterinary medicine, wildlife ecology, and biomedical research. She holds a PhD and DVM from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and has combined graduate research, teaching, and federal fellowship experience (FDA ORISE) to tackle complex animal health and conservation questions. Now at USDA APHIS, she applies rigorous research training and statistical skills—honed as an ecology-focused assistant professor and self-described "playing with stats" practitioner—to inform disease surveillance and wildlife health policy. Based in Raleigh, NC, Sarah’s background in applied ecology and conservation biology gives her a practical, ecosystem-level perspective that complements her clinical expertise.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Master of Science - MS Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology at Frostburg State UniversityDoctor of Veterinary Medicine - DVM, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - DVM at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary MedicineBachelor of Science - BS Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS Biology at Butler University
Github Skills (9)
harvest5
immigration4
trap4
integrate3
python3
testing2
hypothesis-testing2
camera2
telemetry2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
SarahBassing/WPPP_PredatorPrey_Movement
Sep 2021 - May 2024
Contributions:157 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
SarahBassing/EoE_Predator-Predator_Interactions
Sep 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:726 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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