Dr. Pamela Linden
Veterinary Social Worker, President of the International Association of Veterinary Social Work, Program for Pet Health Equity Veterinary Social Worker
About this speaker
Dr. Pamela Linden is a clinical associate professor at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY and a veterinary social worker for the UTK PPHE AlignCare Healthcare System. After earning her UTK VSW certificate, Dr. Linden started a social work internship program in veterinary settings, developed an AAI for Health Professionals course offered at Stony Brook University, founded an Animal Assisted Therapy student club, and is a module instructor for the VSW and VHSC certificate programs at UTK. Dr. Linden is the President of the International Association of Veterinary Social Work and co-editor of the upcoming edited volume The Comprehensive Guide to Interdisciplinary Veterinary Social Work (Springer science + business, 2022). Dr. Linden lives on Long Island, NY with her husband, Steve, and her two dogs, Dove and Lily.