Ms Gidona Goodman
Lecturer in Wildlife Health & Conservation Medicine
Contact details
- Email: gidona.goodman@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) school of Veterinary Studies
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Availability
Tuesday - Thursday
Background
Gidona Goodman is part of the conservation science group and has been with the University of Edinburgh in a variety of roles since 1999. These included teaching under graduate and post graduate courses, clinical duties at the hospital for small animals exotic animal and wildlife unit, clinical duties at Edinburgh Zoo and veterinary support for a number of conservation projects. The most notable of these is the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland and the translocation of golden eagles. Currently she is a lecturer in Wildlife Health and Conservation Medicine focusing on avian wildlife health and conservation projects and supporting and training local scientist in animal related field work.
Qualifications
DVM MSc Wild Animal Health SFHEA MRCVS
Responsibilities & affiliations
European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians
British Veterinary Zoological Society | BVZS
Undergraduate teaching
Lecturer BVM&S fourth year course (aquatics and conservation medicine).
Organiser and lecturer BVM&S final year Conservation Medicine selective.
Postgraduate teaching
Lecturer and tutor online Conservation Medicine MVetScie program.
Course organiser and lecturer Home office training course - wildlife researchers.
Current project grants
Co-Investigator. ECOFLU. A University of Edinburgh project supported by NERC. 2024-