Liz joined the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences as a Master’s student in the fall of 2023. Her research is focused on dairy cattle dry-off in automated milking systems (AMS). She is co-advised by Dr. Van Os and Dr. Kate Creutzinger (UW-River Falls). Liz grew up just outside of Madison in Brodhead, WI. She earned her B.S. in Agriculture and Technology education from UW-Platteville in the spring of 2022.