Highlights:

• UF/IFAS animal welfare scientist Emily Miller-Cushon advances dairy calf welfare research by integrating data science and animal behavior, producing evidence-based strategies that improve calf health, social behavior and long-term milk production outcomes.
• Miller-Cushon’s career path — from physics to animal science — highlights women leading STEM innovation, powered by her focus on curiosity, interdisciplinary research and active engagement in the scientific community.
• Cushon is recognized nationally for pioneering long-term dairy cattle welfare studies.

Growing up in rural Ontario, Emily Miller-Cushon had a fascination for the animals that roamed the farmland near her home. Her path took her far from agriculture – into physics and math – but looped back in a way that melded her dual loves: data and animal welfare.

Scientists like Miller-Cushon, a UF/IFAS associate professor of animal behavior and welfare, are shaping the future of animal sciences and inspiring the next generation of women researchers.

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