Rate My Professor Jenny-Ann Toribio

Professor Jenny-Ann Toribio is Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney. She earned her Bachelor of Veterinary Science with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland in 1989. After five years in mixed and small animal veterinary practice in Broken Hill, Melbourne, and Brisbane, she completed her PhD in veterinary epidemiology and livestock production at the University of Queensland in 1999. Her thesis, conducted in the Philippines, examined smallholder pig management, production, and health, initiating her focus on livestock systems in developing countries. Following postdoctoral research at the University of Queensland, Toribio joined the University of Sydney in 2001 as Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology. She advanced to Senior Lecturer in 2007, Associate Professor in 2014, and Professor in 2025. She developed the epidemiology curriculum for veterinary students, contributed to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, and helped establish the Masters in Veterinary Public Health Management.

Toribio's research centers on biosecurity, emergency animal diseases, and zoonoses, spanning Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Fiji. In Australia, she evaluated avian influenza risks for commercial chicken farms in New South Wales and Hendra virus risk awareness among horse owners. Internationally, she led studies on highly pathogenic avian influenza and classical swine fever transmission via poultry and pig movements in eastern Indonesia, smallholder pig health in Timor-Leste, and zoonotic tuberculosis risks for dairy farmers in Fiji. She co-directs the Asia Pacific Centre of Expertise in Veterinary Epidemiology. Key publications include 'Biosecurity practices on Australian commercial layer and meat chicken farms' (2018, PLOS ONE), 'A Retrospective Study on Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle on Fiji' (2018, Frontiers in Veterinary Science), and 'Assessing risks for bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis through spatial analysis and a questionnaire survey in Fiji' (2023, Heliyon). With 195 publications and over 3,500 citations, her work influences veterinary public health and One Health initiatives. In 2025, she received the Australian Veterinary Association Kesteven Medal for contributions to international veterinary science.