Samaneh Azarpajouh is a veterinarian with a PhD in Animal Science. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from University of Shahrekord, Iran in 2008 and her PhD in Animal Science from University of Missouri, USA in 2012. She worked as a Farm Animal Care and Well-Being Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University, USA. She has been actively involved in multi-disciplinary research, and extension endeavors related to swine industry across departments with a variety of institutions since 2014.