Dr. Kelsey M. Harvey (Schubach) received a BS (2014) and MS (2016) in Animal Science from Oregon State University. In 2017, Dr. Harvey started her PhD program at Texas A&M University under Dr. Reinaldo Cooke’s supervision, where she investigated the impacts of nutritional management during gestation and early-life on permanent alterations in physiological and productive responses in beef cattle. Dr. Harvey completed her PhD program in December 2020, and started as an Assistant Professor with Mississippi State University in January 2021. Dr. Harvey has published 31 journal articles, 12 peer-reviewed proceedings, and 20 research abstracts. Dr. Harvey also played a significant role in securing extramural funding (> $500k) and contributed to several teaching and outreach efforts related to beef cattle production. Dr. Harvey received the ASAS Wettemann Graduate Scholar in Physiology Award in 2020, the WSASAS Young Scholar Award (MSc category) in 2017, and she placed first in the 2018 SSASAS Graduate Competition (PhD category).