Instructors

Virtual Veterinary Education Tools (VVET) Team Members

Christianne Magee, DVM, PhD, DACT
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Program Lead

Dr. Magee graduated from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2004. After completing an internship in large animal medicine, she and her husband moved to Colorado where she was to complete a two-year residency in equine reproduction at the famed CSU Equine Reproduction Laboratory. Fortunately for us, Dr. Magee and her husband fell in love with Colorado and she completed a PhD in reproductive endocrinolgy in 2010 at CSU's Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory. Dr. Magee teaches in the Colorado State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program, where she serves as the course director for Veterinary Physiology and is a floor anatomist for Veterinary Anatomy. She is also the advisor for the biomedical sciences Master of Science animal anatomy concentration, oversees all aspects of domestic animal instruction in the undergraduate and graduate programs in biomedical sciences, and teaches Domestic Animal Anatomy, Dissection, and Case-Based Learning. Dr. Magee maintains an active research laboratory where she studies the role of kisspeptin in the horse and collaborates with others to study several aspects of neuroendocrinology. She is the project lead for the Virtual Veterinary Education Tools team and the development of the suite of Virtual Animal Anatomy (VAA) programs. Dr. Magee participates in the DVM Admissions Multiple Mini-Interview process and assists with several aspects of DVM student success. Outside of work, Dr. Magee enjoys gardening, skiing, riding horses, and spending time with her husband and their daughter.

Andrea Linton, MS
Lead Developer, Instructional Designer

Andrea Linton is passionate about helping people reach their educational goals with effective instructional programs. Her passion started with her own love of learning. Andrea attended Utah State University as a presidential scholar and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology with honors. She continued her education in the Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University, and as a culmination of her Master of Science program, she moved to Fort Collins to train as an instructional technologist in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. Andrea enjoyed working with the talented individuals at the university so much that she decided to continue her career there. Outside of work, Andrea likes spending time with her family and friends, volunteering in her daughters’ school tutoring children, learning about different cultures and perspectives, and learning languages.

Andrew Garrett, MS
Developer, Animal Anatomy Instructor

Mr. Andrew Garrett grew up in Longmont, Colorado and moved to Fort Collins in 2010 to attend Colorado State University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental health in 2014 and a Master of Science degree in biomedical sciences in 2017. While in graduate school, Mr. Garrett also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Biology Department as well as the Biomedical Sciences Department. After graduation, he joined CSU’s Virtual Veterinary Education Tools team to help further develop Virtual Animal Anatomy (VAA). In addition to Andrew’s role as a VAA program developer, he also currently serves as an anatomy instructor in CSU’s undergraduate and graduate domestic animal gross anatomy and dissection courses. Andrew enjoys doting on his cat, Nelson, getting outdoors, training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, baking, and playing his drumset.

L. Ray Whalen, DVM, PhD
Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Program Mentor
Faculty webpage

Anna Dee Fails, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty webpage

Jason Martin, MS
CSU DVM 2020, combined PhD student