Rate My Professor Katrina Bosward

Associate Professor Katrina Bosward serves as Associate Professor in Veterinary Microbiology within the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, at the University of Sydney. She earned her BSc (Vet) Hons 1 in 1990, BVSc in 1991, and PhD post-1995 in collaboration with CSIRO Animal Production on the topic of 'Eosinophils and Interleukin 5 in Sheep,' all from the University of Sydney. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Clinical Science focused on clinical and anatomical veterinary pathology and microbiology at the University Veterinary Centre Camden, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, MASM, and MASID. Following her BVSc, Bosward practiced in mixed and small animal veterinary clinics from 1991 to 1995 before returning to the University of Sydney in 1995 for her PhD. After completing her doctorate and specialist training, she joined the academic staff in 2002.

In the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, Bosward teaches on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, including zoonoses, and biosecurity measures for their control and prevention. Her research specializes in zoonotic diseases and bovine mastitis, with a particular focus on Coxiella burnetii, the bacterium causing Q fever, examined across diverse species including humans. She has contributed to the Companion Animal Zoonoses Guidelines and partnered with the livestock industry to advocate for an Australian-made Q fever vaccine. Notable publications include 'Long-term control of Coxiellosis in sheep by annual primary vaccination' (Vaccine, 2022), 'Factors associated with Q fever vaccination in Australian wildlife workers' (Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2023), 'Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis clade "Sydney") are dominant ectoparasites of cats presented to veterinary practices in Sydney' (Parasites & Vectors, 2022), 'Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae in milk' (Journal of Dairy Science, 2016), and 'Integrated Case-based Applied Pathology (ICAP): a model for learning and teaching of Veterinary Pathology' (Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 2011). Bosward received the University of Sydney Brown Equity Fellowship and the National Pearson Education Uniserve Science Teaching Award, University of Sydney, in 2006.