Kelsey L. Hammers is a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Minnesota's Department of Animal Science studying swine nutrition. Her dissertation project focuses on the effects of supra-nutritional zinc feeding during gestation on post-natal piglet survival. Ms. Hammers earned a B.S. degree in Animal Science from the University of Missouri where she was named one of the top ten Animal Science graduates and a M.S. degree in swine nutrition at Kansas State University. In her short career to date, she has published 3 refereed papers, 9 abstracts, one book chapter, and 6 outreach articles. In 2019, she was awarded the Nemechek Family Swine Graduate Scholarship at Kansas State University and in 2021 she received a Professional Student Fellowship from the National Pork Board. Kelsey has internship experience in commercial and research settings with Cactus Family Farms, Smithfield Hog Production, Purina Animal Nutrition, and the University of Missouri.