Rate My Professor Carrie Hammer

Professor Carrie Hammer is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and a Professor in North Dakota State University’s College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, with her primary faculty appointment in the Department of Animal Sciences. She has been a dedicated faculty member in Animal Sciences for over 18 years, previously serving as Associate Professor, NDSU Extension equine specialist, and Director of Equine Science from 2011 to 2018. Hammer acted as interim associate dean before her official appointment as associate dean effective November 5, 2024. She also holds a part-time role on the Extension Leadership Team. Hammer earned a PhD in Animal Physiology and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), both from Iowa State University.

Her research specializations encompass developmental programming, maternal nutrition and selenium supplementation, uteroplacental vascular development, passive immunity in newborn animals, colostrum and milk quality, interspecies nuclear transfer, neonatal offspring performance and body composition, and nutritional programming in horses and sheep. With more than 2,300 citations on Google Scholar, Hammer’s contributions have had substantial influence in equine and ruminant sciences. Key publications include “Cloning of an Endangered Species (Bos gaurus) Using Interspecies Nuclear Transfer” (Cloning, 2000), “Developmental programming: The concept, large animal models, and the key role of uteroplacental vascular development” (Journal of Animal Science, 2010), “Effects of gestational plane of nutrition and selenium supplementation on mammary development and colostrum quality in pregnant ewe lambs” (Journal of Animal Science, 2008), “Nutritional plane and selenium supply during gestation affect yield and nutrient composition of colostrum and milk in primiparous ewes” (Journal of Animal Science, 2011), and recent articles such as “Effect of maternal overnutrition on predisposition to insulin resistance in the foal: Foal skeletal muscle development and insulin signaling” (Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 2021) and “Nutrition of Broodmares” (Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 2021). Hammer received the Equine Science Award at the 2025 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting, was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council of the Horses and Humans Research Foundation, and is a Fellow of the Food Systems Leadership Institute (Cohort 20). She has been honored for teaching excellence and delivered public lectures including “Optimizing neonatal health through maternal nutrition.”