Sarah L. Lathrop, DVM, PhD

University of New Mexico
Office of the Medical Investigator/Dept. of Pathology
MSC07 4040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
USA 87131

Biographical Sketch: An Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Dr. Lathrop is an epidemiologist at the Office of the Medical Investigator. Dr. Lathrop uses medical examiner data to conduct studies of public health challenges, from drug overdose deaths to youth suicides. She is also the Principal Investigator for the FoodNet portion of New Mexico's Emerging Infections Program. Prior to joining UNM in 2003, her previous experience included conducting vaccine trials for a veterinary health company, studying vector-borne infectious diseases as part of the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and working as a veterinarian in southwestern Colorado. She did her graduate training in epidemiology at Ohio State University, and earned her DVM from the University of Minnesota.

Papers:
4174.0 Elder abuse in New Mexico, 2000-2011: The medical examiner perspective