VetVine Member
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First Name:
Karen
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Last Name:
Overall
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Profession:
Veterinarian
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Degree(s) Earned:
BA - Bachelor of Arts, MA - Master of Arts, PhD - Doctor of Philosophy, VMD - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
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Species Contact or Interest:
Canine, Exotics, Feline, Zoo animals
Employment Information
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Current employment status:
Full Time
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Employment:
Academia
Academia:
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Veterinary School:
USA - University of Pennsylvania
Employment Address
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Hospital or Business Name:
University of Pennsylvania - Biology Department
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Country:
United States
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State:
Pennsylvania
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City:
Glen Mills
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Zip Code or Postal Code:
19342
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Address Line 2:
10 County Lane
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Business Email:
kloverallvmd@gmail.com
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Languages Spoken :
English, French, German, Spanish
Tell us more about you and your practice!
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Brief Bio (include professional interests, hobbies, etc.):
Dr. Karen Overall holds BA, MA and VMD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behavior and is certified by the Animal Behavior Society as an Applied Animal Behaviorist.
Dr. Overall has given hundreds of national and international presentations and short courses and is the author of over 100 scholarly publications, dozens of textbook chapters and hundreds of abstracts, columns, commentaries, et cetera. Dr. Overall has also authored the texts Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals (Elsevier, 1997) and Manual of Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Dogs and Cats (Elsevier, 2013), and the DVD, Humane Behavioral Care for Dogs: Problem Prevention and Treatment (Elsevier, 2013). She is the founding editor-in-chief for Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research (Elsevier). Dr. Overall has been named the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) Small Animal Speaker of the Year and in 2010 was named one of the The Bark’s 100 Best and Brightest - Bark Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the dog world over the past 25 years. She is currently a senior research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Overall serves and has served on numerous governmental committees focused on canine health and behavior, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Canine Health Board to which she was appointed by former PA Governor Rendell. She serves on the US Department of Defense’s Blue Ribbon panel on canine-post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and frequently consults with governments locally, nationally and internationally about legal and welfare issues of pet dogs and issues pertaining to working dogs.
Dr. Overall’s research focuses on neurobehavioral genetics of dogs, the development of normal and abnormal behaviors and how we assess behavior, especially as concerns working dogs, as part of a collaborative effort with her husband, Dr. Art Dunham, at the University of Pennsylvania. Having decided that the carrying capacity of their canine household was 4 dogs, they continue to live with 4, much loved rescue Australian shepherds.
