Christy Hanthorn
Research Assistant Professor
DVM, MS
Office: 337 Coles Hall
Phone: 785-532-4302
Email
Education
- BS (2006), Iowa State University
- DVM (2010), Iowa State University
- MS (2014), Iowa State University
Teaching
- Veterinary Epidemiology (1st year)
Research
- Beef cattle herd health
- Preventive medicine
- Disease outbreak planning and preparedness, particularly regarding Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
- Livestock movement networks in U.S.
- Disease spread modeling
- Economic assessment of research trials in feedlot cattle
- Systematic reviews and knowledge synthesis
PubMed search for Dr. Hanthorn
Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Thackrah A, Horton V, Hanthorn C, Dixon AL, Olds C, Swanson D, Mitzel D, Mire C, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. Investigating habitat preferences and host-feeding behavior of mosquito disease vectors on commercial swine farms in the USA. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Mar 12. doi: 10.1186/s13071-026-07349-6.
Hanthorn CJ, Sanderson MW. Foot and mouth disease biosecurity and risk mitigation in auction markets: a scoping review. Front Vet Sci. 2026 Jan 12;12:1659240. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1659240.
Horton V, Hanthorn CJ, Thackrah A, Renter DG, Cernicchiaro N. Understanding metaphylaxis practices for cattle at uncertain risk for bovine respiratory disease across U.S. feedlots: a survey of veterinarians and feedlot managers. Transl Anim Sci. 2025 Dec 19;txaf165. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaf165.
Edache S, Edache D, Mauler L, Thackrah A, Horton V, Hanthorn C, Dixon A, Mitzel D, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. First characterization of mosquito vector abundance and diversity on commercial swine farms in the United States. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 24; 15:41566. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-25471-w.
Hanthorn CJ, Cohnstaedt LW, Cernicchiaro N. Barrier or breach? Assessing swine housing features for mosquito threats. Front Insect Sci. 2025 Sep 04;5:1606259. doi: 10.3389/finsc.2025.1606259.
Horton V, Hanthorn CJ, Dixon AL, Edache SE, Thackrah A, Mitzel D, Noronha L, Cohnstaedt LW, Brown VR, Mire C, Cernicchiaro N. Synthesizing evidence and identifying knowledge gaps in the role of swine in Japanese encephalitis virus transmission: a rapid systematic review of the literature. Front Sustain Food Syst. 2024 Nov 27;8:1455455. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1455455.