Dr. Caitlin N. Cadaret is a rising star of the Colorado State University Department of Animal Sciences, with a focus on stress physiology as it pertains to developmental programming of traits that drive profitability in livestock production. Additionally, Dr. Cadaret has also developed an active and thriving pedagogical research program aimed at increasing student retention and transfer of knowledge through experiential learning and variations in assessment strategies. Dr. Cadaret has a long-held passion for animal agriculture, growing up on a part-time cow-calf operation in Northern California, which was exacerbated by her interest in physiology and teaching. This interest was first sparked as a student intern at Shasta College and furthered during her B.S. program at Chico State. To capitalize on this interest, she completed both her M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. It was at this time where Dr. Cadaret truly began to expand her teaching repertoire and pedagogical research program that has led her to one of the most beloved and successful instructors in the Animal Sciences program at Colorado State University.