S. W. Jack was born and raised in Maryland, USA (suburban Washington, D.C.), educated at University of Maryland (B.S. Dairy Science & M.S. Veterinary Science: Environmental Physiology), Ohio State University (D.V.M.) and Purdue University (Ph.D. Veterinary Pathology). He joined the faculty of Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (Starkville, MS) in 1989, having achieved the rank of full professor. He is married and the father of two grown children. He is heavily involved in teaching veterinary students (histology, fish medicine, and preventive medicine), graduate students (zoonotic and wildlife diseases, emergency preparedness) and is adjunct faculty at Agricultural University of Mongolia (UlanBataar) where he teaches the general pathology portion of a graduate level veterinary pathology course via distance education. For several years, his teaching involved outreach to wildlife professionals concerning immobilization, euthanasia, diagnostic medicine and zoonotic diseases. His research interests include wildlife diseases, preventive medicine, international development, transboundary diseases, and veterinary medical education.
Histology, fish medicine, preventive medicine, zoonotic & wildlife diseases and emergency preparedness
