Dr. Getrude Shepelo Peter

Dr. Getrude Shepelo is a veterinarian with over 10 years’ experience in training undergraduate and postgraduate students, conducting research and contributing to community initiatives. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine, a Master of Veterinary Medicine and a Ph.D in Veterinary Clinical Studies. Her specialty is in large animal clinical medicine where she teaches, undertakes ambulatory and clinical rotations for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her research interest is on infectious diseases and pathogens, zoonosis and engagement on One-Health research.  

Shepelo is a team lead in Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN)-Kenya where she is involves in various multidisciplinary One-Health activities, particularly Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes (ECHO) project model to provide a learning platform on priority One Health concerns. She is a trained Veterinary Emergency Response Unit (VERU) team leader where she has provided leadership in supporting communities during disasters such as the droughts and floods in Kenya and cyclone Adai in Malawi. She has secured grants to conduct research on various infectious agents and to capacity build early career researchers. Additionally, she has authored and co-authored various publications in peer reviewed journals. She is a fellow at the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) from where she received funding and mentorship for her PhD research work.