Christine Budke

Education

B.A., Colgate University, 1995

D.V.M., Purdue University, 2001

Ph.D., University of Basel, 2004

Credentials 

Indiana Veterinary License, start 2001

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, start 2001

Honors and Awards

2015  Bridges Teaching and Service Award

2017  Texas Veterinary Medical Association Teaching Award

Biography

Dr. Budke’s research focuses on epidemiology, burden of disease indicators, zoonotic diseases, and international veterinary medicine and public health. She has over 20 years of experience working on infectious diseases in resource-poor areas. Dr. Budke has a special interest in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs). These diseases are highly prevalent in regions of poverty and are considered neglected in terms of research and intervention focus. Many of these conditions not only affect human health, but also affect livestock health, resulting in a secondary social and monetary impact on poor agricultural and pastoralist communities.

Dr. Budke has acted as a resource advisor for the World Health Organization (WHO) Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) and has contributed to the Global Burden of Disease Study. She was a visiting professor at National Chung-Hsing University in Taichung, Taiwan in 2019 and was accepted to the Fulbright Specialist roster in 2021. She is a Deputy Editor of the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and an Associate Editor of the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine.