Amy Abrams is a native of Newcastle, CA. She earned an A.S. in Agriculture and Technology from Lassen Community College in Susanville, CA, and a B.S. in Animal Science from California State University, Chico. After briefly working in industry as a laboratory technician, Amy joined the University of Wyoming as a M.S. student in the Department of Animal Science. Her M.S. research projects have focused on the role of the rumen microbiome in the host response to high sulfate drinking water, a problem frequently encountered by western U.S. livestock producers. Amy is also an active teaching assistant for courses both within the department and across campus. Amy has been accepted into a Ph.D. program in Animal Science at South Dakota State University where she will continue her efforts in both teaching and research.