Julie Cecere grew up in south west Virginia eventing horses and training dogs in agility. She graduated from a small liberal arts school in Virginia, Hollins University, and headed to Virginia Tech to pursue a MS on select agents in bacteriology. One year in to the MS program she decided that bacteriology was not quite her passion and entered veterinary school. During her 4th year in vet school she met her husband and stayed around Blacksburg in private ER practice for a year and then returned to persue a residency in theriogenology at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. Julie was boarded in 2013 and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in Theriogenology and whe enjoys the comparative aspect of the field. Her research interests include companion animal andrology, Brucella, advancing the clinical knowledge of canine reproduction and teaching. Julie is currently on faculty at the VMCVM and lives on a farm with her husband and two children. Her personal interests include riding, upland bird sports, and all things music and dancing.