Jennifer L. Hurlbert was raised on a diversified family farm and ranch in South Dakota where she established a passion for agriculture at an early age. She earned her B.S. in Animal Sciences at South Dakota University in 2020, followed by an M.S. in Reproductive Physiology at North Dakota State University in 2023 with Dr. Carl Dahlen. Her M.S. research focused on the impacts of vitamin/mineral supplementation in gestating beef cattle, exploring fetal programming outcomes in offspring exposed to supplementation in utero. In addition to her research program, Jennifer serves as a board member on the Western Section ASAS Executive Committee and on the NDSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. She actively participates in graduate student competitions at ASAS section meetings, sharing research through written and verbal platforms. Jennifer has secured $166,000 in grants and has authored 4 peer reviewed publications, 1 proceedings paper, 19 abstracts, and 16 extension reports to date. Notable achievements include 1st place in the WSASAS Graduate Paper Competition, 2nd place in the Midwest ASAS M.S. Oral Competition, and both the NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources Graduate Student Teaching Award and Research Award. After finishing her M.S., Jennifer began pursuing a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology with Dr. Dahlen, continuing her exploration on the fetal programming impacts of vitamin/mineral supplementation in beef cattle in addition to evaluating the impacts of mid-gestation protein supplementation to beef heifers and the programming impacts on offspring skeletal muscle development.