AUTHOR
Jen Brandt
PhD, LISW-S
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Jen Brandt, PhD, LISW-S, is a nationally and internationally acclaimed guest lecturer at veterinary colleges and conferences and has served as a master trainer and group facilitator for the Institute for Healthcare Communication since 2003. She began working with The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in 1997 and currently serves as director of CVM Counseling and Consultation. Jen collaborates with a diverse team of mental health, career, and teaching and learning experts to promote the communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills essential to quality veterinary care, veterinary career success, and life satisfaction. Her training offers applied learning opportunities to increase self-awareness, improve wellbeing and resilience, resolve conflict, and enhance veterinary team communication.
FUN FACT: Jen’s favorite animal is the sea turtle, which symbolizes endurance and longevity and reminds us almost anything can be achieved one step (or flipper stroke) at a time. In 2013, Jen completed the 1.5-mile swim from San Francisco’s Alcatraz landmark to Aquatic Park. Thirty minutes into the swim, a 15-year-old had won the race and Jen was not sure she was any closer to shore than when she started. She remembered her mantra to “just keep swimming,” and she did—all the way to the finish line.
Jen Brandt, PhD, LISW-S, is a nationally and internationally acclaimed guest lecturer at veterinary colleges and conferences and has served as a master trainer and group facilitator for the Institute for Healthcare Communication since 2003. She began working with The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in 1997 and currently serves as director of CVM Counseling and Consultation. Jen collaborates with a diverse team of mental health, career, and teaching and learning experts to promote the communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills essential to quality veterinary care, veterinary career success, and life satisfaction. Her training offers applied learning opportunities to increase self-awareness, improve wellbeing and resilience, resolve conflict, and enhance veterinary team communication.
FUN FACT: Jen’s favorite animal is the sea turtle, which symbolizes endurance and longevity and reminds us almost anything can be achieved one step (or flipper stroke) at a time. In 2013, Jen completed the 1.5-mile swim from San Francisco’s Alcatraz landmark to Aquatic Park. Thirty minutes into the swim, a 15-year-old had won the race and Jen was not sure she was any closer to shore than when she started. She remembered her mantra to “just keep swimming,” and she did—all the way to the finish line.