Rohini Roopnarine, DVM, M.Phil, EdD (Higher Education), MRCVS
Professor
Biography
Dr. Rohini Roopnarine is a Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health, and has been with the University since 2008.Dr. Roopnarine has a particular interest in zoonoses and the veterinarian’s role in global health. Her developing interest is in the area of educational research, and she has collaborated with the University of Nottingham, on a research project to evaluate the perceptions of the St. George’s University’s veterinary students on the importance of the One World, One Health, One Medicine initiative. Dr. Roopnarine was involved in assisting the SVM successfully obtain accreditation by the UK Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and for developing the Global Veterinary Health Course: Veterinary Public Health: A Global Perspective that lies within the GVH Track.
Prior to coming to St. George’s University, Dr. Roopnarine held the post of Assistant Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, Medicine and Anaesthesia at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad, where she was also a Medical Sciences Scholar. Dr. Roopnarine earned her DVM from the University of Liverpool, UK and her M.Phil in Veterinary Public Health from the University of the West Indies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Trinidad. After completing her DVM in the UK, she was a Clinical Scholar in Small Animal Studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland, UK where she worked as a clinician and taught final year DVM students at the University’s small animal hospital. Dr. Roopnarine has a Doctorate in Education (Higher Education) from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom with expertise in Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research designs. The focus of her thesis was on evaluating the factors influencing the development of Interprofessional Education that includes One Health for medical (MD), veterinary (DVM) and dual degree MD and DVM Master of Public Health (MPH) students.
Contact Information
Areas of Interest
- Medical Education
- Interprofessional Education
- One Health Education
- Teaching with Technology
Affiliations
- Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- One Health Expert for the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
- One Health Commission
- One Health Social Sciences Initiative
- National Association of State and Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV)
Selected Publications
- Roopnarine R, Boeren E. Applying the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) to medical, veterinary and dual degree Master of Public Health (MPH) students at a private medical institution. Plos One. 2020 Jun 11;15(6):e0234462.
- Roopnarine R, Regan JA. Faculty Perceptions: A Qualitative Study of the Perceived Need, Opportunities, and Challenges of Developing “One Health-One Medicine” in the Medical, Veterinary, and Public Health Curricula. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2021 Jan 1;41(1):16-23.
- Roopnarine R, Boeren E, Regan JA. The Missing Professional Perspective: Medical, Veterinary, and Dual Degree Public Health Student Perceptions of One Health. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021:956.
- Roopnarine R, Ammons D, Rampersad J, Adesiyun A.A, 2007. Occurrence and Characterization of Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) Strains from Dairy Farms in Trinidad. Zoonoses Public Health 54(2), 78-85.
- A focus on Methodology: A Mixed-Methods Approach to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the need for One Health Education for Medical and Veterinary students in the context of COVID-19' for publication in Environmental Health Insights. In press
Selected Projects
- Exploring Online Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Student and Faculty experiences. Rohini Roopnarine, Mary Maj, Satesh Bidaisee
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