Dr. Susan Little is the Krull-Ewing Professor of Parasitology at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences where she is active in veterinary parasitology teaching and oversees a research program that focuses on zoonotic parasites and tick-borne diseases.  Dr. Little is recognized as an international leader in parasitology and vector-borne disease with an emphasis on one health. She has served as president of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists and the Companion Animal Parasite Council, as Founding Director of the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology, and was instrumental in securing recognition for the subspecialty of veterinary parasitology through the American Board of Veterinary Specialists. She is also an outstanding teacher and has received two Excellence in Teaching Awards from the national Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA).