Alison C. (Bartenslager) Neujahr is a Ph.D. candidate in Complex Biosystems at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the guidance of Dr. Samodha Fernando. She earned her B.S. in Animal Science with an emphasis in production livestock. In 2018, she began pursuing a M.S. degree in Ruminant Nutrition. Here, Alison investigated alternatives to prophylactics to reduce the occurrence of liver abscesses in fed cattle and studied the bovine ocular microbiome regarding Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). Both projects laid the foundation for her Ph.D work. Alison has placed twice in the ASAS Midwest Oral Competitions and has published her work in 6 different peer reviewed journal articles. In addition to her own research, Alison is a laboratory technician for the non-ruminant group and enjoys mentoring both graduate and undergraduate students.