Jeannine is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in the application and integration of human-animal relationships in social work practice. She has founded two veterinary social work programs (Veterinary Social Services at the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Medical Center, and Family & Community Services at NC State University’s Veterinary Hospital) and works with veterinary, animal welfare, and social services professionals across the country to address the intersections of human and animal health and well-being. Her interests include occupational well-being; grief, loss, and life transitions; the ethics of animal-assisted interventions; and clinical bioethics/moral distress in veterinary practice. She is a Business Partner for Mental Health & Wellbeing for Banfield Pet Hospital, the Chief Happiness Officer for VETgirl, and teaching faculty at NC State University’s School of Social Work. She also serves as the Director of Ethics and Standards of Practice for the International Association of Veterinary Social Work.