Kristine Smith

Dr. Kristine Smith is a certified Health and Wellness Coach, research scientist, speaker and author. Kristine grew up in the small town of Jonesboro in Downeast coastal Maine. She studied Biology at Wheaton College, Massachusetts before obtaining her veterinary medical degree from Tufts University. Smith completed a residency at the Bronx Zoo in New York, providing medical care for all creatures great and small before becoming an international wildlife veterinarian. Her career has since broadened to focus on global public health for nearly a decade, traveling and working throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Kristine partnered with and led workshops for United Nations agencies such as the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Bank, as well as US agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smith has given speeches for the International Meeting for Emerging Diseases, Princeton University, and the World Conservation Congress, among others. Smith has contributed to books on the human-animal bond and

disease, and published in many peer-reviewed scientific journals including the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Dr. Smith is currently a certified health and wellness coach and focuses on individual health and behavior choices that support overall well-being. Her interests lie in the topics of maternal mental health, judgement-free parenting, healthy aging and the human-animal-environmental bond and health connections. Kristine and her husband Jason had their first daughter, Katiya, in 2009, who suffered from severe colic for four months. They welcomed a second daughter, Keira, in 2012. Smith and her family currently live in Connecticut with their three adopted “fur babies” (two cats and an Australian Shepherd).

Dr. Smith has a blog at her website: www.drkristinesmith.com