Amber McNamara
Last Revised: Jan 31st, 2024
Professional Biography
EMPLOYMENT
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Associate Professor | January 2024 - current - Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC
Associate Professor and Veterinarian | August 2019 – December 2023
Assistant Professor and Veterinarian | July 2013 – August 2019 - Artful Healing Veterinary Acupuncture, Cape Coral, FL
Founder and Veterinarian | September 2011 – June 2013 -
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, FL
Clinic Director | August 2010 – August 2011
Staff Veterinarian | July 2006 – August 2010
Associate Veterinarian | June 2004 – July 2006
CERTIFICATIONS
Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health, University of Florida
May 2018
Certification in Veterinary Acupuncture, Chi Institute and China National Society Of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
December 2011
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Lecture: Integrative Therapies in Wildlife Medicine (virtual)
October 2023
Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Anatomy for Wildlife Rehabilitation
Lab instructor: Songbird Bandaging Techniques
January 2023
Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Birds
Lab instructor: Songbird Bandaging Techniques
March 2022
Wildlife Center of Virginia’s “Call of the Wild” Symposium (virtual)
Lecturer: Triage Techniques: Setting Patients Up For Success From the Beginning
Participant: Triage – Live Q & A
November 2021
Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Birds
Lab instructor: Mammal Necropsy Techniques
January 2019
Wildlife Center of Virginia’s “Call of the Wild” Symposium
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Birds
Panel participant: The Veterinarian’s Role in Wildlife Rehabilitation
November 2018
Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Antimicrobial Therapy in Wildlife Patients
Lab instructor: Mammal Necropsy Techniques
January 2018
North Carolina Regional Wildlife Medicine Symposium
Lecturer: Wildlife Rehabilitation at Lees-McRae College
July 2017
High Country Audubon Society
Invited speaker: Wildlife Rehabilitation at Lees-McRae College
May 2017
Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina State Symposium
Lecturer: Acupuncture and Complementary Therapies in Wildlife Medicine
Lab instructor: Avian Bandaging
January 2017
National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association National Symposium
Lecturer: Avoiding the Brick Wall - Using Complementary Therapies in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Lecturer: Fracture Assessment in Wild Patients: The Big Picture Panelist: Educational Opportunities in Wildlife Rehabilitation
March 2014
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
2022-present
Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
2019-present
Chi Alpha Sigma, National College Athlete Honor Society, Indiana Alpha Chapter
Induction 1997