Postdoctoral Scholar
(spring 2025 – present)
Dept. Animal Science
Office Location: 2418/2424 Meyer Hall
Email: gpeckler@ucdavis.edu
Research Interests:
Gretchen is returning to UC Davis having completed her PhD at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Her interests lie at the intersection of animal welfare and animal health/physiology. Her PhD focused on mastitis development in goats. As a post-doc, she is leading a study exploring the development of keel bone fractures in laying hens.
Fun fact: A fun fact about me is that I speak 3 languages—English, Spanish, and Russian!