Dr. Kristen Glosson was born and raised in North Carolina and grew up in agriculture. Dr. Glosson attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, where she received her B.S. degree in Animal Science and her M.S. dual degree in Animal Science and Nutrition. After completing her M.S. work focusing on pre-weaned calf nutrition, she attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. There she directed her studies toward transition cow nutrition and the interaction of nutrition and the immune system. At UIUC she was given the opportunity to contribute to a variety of studies in addition to managing two transition studies within three years. After graduating Dr. Glosson was hired by Phibro Animal Health Corporation and moved to Syracuse, NY, where she supports New York and New England with product training, farm evaluations, teaching, and technical leadership for Phibro employees and dairy customers and supports research and development efforts.