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As an Assistant Lecturer in the Epidemiology Division of the Royal Veterinary College I am involved in both teaching and research. At the undergraduate level I teach Biometry, and at the postgraduate level I teach: 

• spatial analysis in epidemiology,
• data management, 
• effective scientific writing (papers & theses)
• scientific poster presentations

Presently, my research focuses on bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Great Britain, the spatial analysis of various diseases, and a comparison of knowledge- and data-driven spatial modelling.

Previously, from July 2002 to August 2007 I was employed as a research assistant in the Epidemiology Division of the Royal Veterinary College, before being appointed to my current position.  Between January 1996 and June 2000 I worked as a senior technical assistant at the Equine Research Centre in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria and for 10 months prior to that (March 1995 - December 1995) as a technical assistant in the Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria. Between January 1989 and February 1995 I completed a BSc and MSc in Agriculture (Animal Science) at the University of Natal, South Africa.

Publications

Vector-borne diseases

Stevens, K.B., Pfeiffer, D.U., Spickett, A.M., du Plessis, B., Dyasen, E. and Vosloo, W. (2007) Influence of dipping practices on the seroprevalence of babesiosis and anaplasmosis in the foot and mouth disease buffer zone adjoining the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 74: 87-95.

Production animals

Stevens KB., Johnston AM., Pfeiffer DU., Gilbert, J., Strachan, D., Robertson, J. 2007. Antimicrobial usage and characteristics of British commercial pig farms. Feedinfo News Service Scientific Reviews. October 2007. Available from URL: http://www.feedinfo.com.

Stevens, K.B., Pfeiffer, D.U., Gilbert, J., Strachan, D., Robertson, J. and Johnston, A.M. (July 2007) Characteristics of commercial pig farms in Great Britain and their use of antimicrobials. Vet. Rec. 161: 45 – 52.

Van Winden, S., Stevens, K., Guitian, J. and McGowan, M. (2005). Preliminary findings of a systematic review and expert opinion workshop on biosecurity on cattle farms in the UK. Cattle Pract. 13: 135-140.

Companion animals

Mantis, P., Lloyd, D.H., Pfeiffer, D., Stevens, K., Auxilia, S., Noli, C., Abramo, F. and Miolo, A. (2007) Assessment of the effect of an aliamide-containing topical gel by evaluation of the reduction of wound volume measured by high resolution ultrasound biomicroscopy . Wounds: A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice . 19: 113-119.

Loeffler, A., Boag, A.K., Sung, J., Lindsay, J.A., Guardabassi, L., Dalsgaard, A., Smith, H., Stevens, K.B. and Lloyd, D.H. (2005). Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and pets in a small animal referral hospital in the UK. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 56: 692-697.

Mantis, P., Lloyd, D.H., Pfeiffer, D., Stevens, K., Auxilia, S., Noli, F. and Abramo, F. (2005). High resolution ultrasonography of experimentally induced full-thickness canine skin wounds. Wounds: A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice 17: 107-113.

O’Brien, E., Stevens, K.B., Pfeiffer, D.U., Hall, J. and Marr, C.M. (2005) Factors associated with the wastage and achievements in competition of event horses registered in the United Kingdom. Vet. Rec. 157: 9-13. 

Meyer, C., Guthrie, A.J. and Stevens, K.B. (2005). Clinical and clinicopathological changes in 6 healthy ponies following intramuscular administration of multiple doses of imidocarb dipropionate. J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. 76: 26-32.

Menzies-Gow , N.J., Bailey, S.R., Stevens, K., Katz, I., Elliott, J. and Marr, C.M. (2005). Digital blood flow and plasma endothelin concentration in clinically endotoxemic horses. Am. J. Vet. Res. 66: 630-636.

Smith MR, Stevens KB, Durham AE and Marr CM. (2003) Equine hepatic disease: the effect of patient- and case-specific variables on risk and prognosis. Equine Vet J. 35(6): 549-52.

Guthrie, A.J., Stevens, K.B. and Bosman, P.P. (1999) The circumstances surrounding the outbreak and spread of equine influenza in South Africa. Rev. Sci. Tech. 18: 179-185.