MAM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 1991

DVM, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 1989

BS, Biology, Pennsylvania State University, 1979

Head of Avian Pathology/Avian Medicine section of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory Coordinate and direct the avian diagnostic and field investigation services.

Elucidation of causation of economically important diseases/conditions of poultry including verminous hepatitis in turkeys, cecal spirochetosis in laying hens and copper-induced proventriculopathy in broiler chickens.

American College of Poultry Veterinarians, 1992

Principles of avian diseases, general pathology, pathobiology, avian biology

• Diagnostic pathology - avian species
• Avian medicine - food producing avian species
• Content expert in the Professional Examination
• Service Review Team in creating, reviewing and validating questions for the National Board
• Examination for Veterinary Medical Practice and Clinical Competency Tests in veterinary medicine
• Question writer and grader for the annual certifying examination for the American College of Poultry Veterinarians

Jackwood MW, DA Hilt, PA Dunn. (1991). Observations on colonial phenotypic variation in Bordetella avium. Avian Diseases, 35(3):496-504.

Jensen LS, PA Dunn, KN Dobson. (1991). Induction of oral lesions in broiler chickens by supplementing the diet with copper. Avian Diseases, 35(4):969-973.

Owen, RL, RF Wideman, RM Leach, BS Cowen, PA Dunn, BC Ford. (1994). Effect of age of exposure and dietary acidification or alkalinization on broiler pulmonary hypertension syndrome. J Applied Poultry Sci, 244-252, December.

Dibner JJ, ML Kitchell, WW Robery, AG Yersin, RF Wideman, Jr, PA Dunn. (1995). Liver damage in mature laying hens: Comparison of field samples with livers from layers fed high levels of 2-hydroxy-40(methylthio) butanoic acid (hmb, Alimet) or dl-methionine (dlm). J Poultry Res, In Press.

Owen RL, RF Wideman, Jr, RM Leach, BS Cowen, PA Dunn, BC Ford. (1995). Physiologic and electrocardiographic changes occurring in broilers reared at simulated high altitude. Avian Diseases, 39(1):108-115.