Nancy Welborn
Associate Professor Louisiana State University
Areas of Expertise
Research Focus
Preventive Companion-Animal Care & Community Veterinary Outreach
Dr. Welborn’s work centers on preventive companion-animal health and community veterinary outreach, emphasizing nutrition, behavior, and zoonotic-disease risks for Gulf Coast pets. She pairs clinic surveillance with client education and extension programs—such as LSU’s Service Dog Training Education Club—to advance evidence-based wellness and strengthen human-animal health across Louisiana.
Education
Louisiana State University
DVM
1990
Accomplishments
Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (Years I and II)
2023
Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (Years I, II, III, and IV)
2022
Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (Years I, III, and IV)
2021
Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2016, 2017, 2020
Media Appearances
“If we’re uncomfortable outside...they are as well”: Dog owners and LSU vets on how to help your pet beat the heat
WAFB 9 tv
2025-06-25
“Dogs air condition themselves differently than we do. And so they cool themselves by panting, so when they pull in cool air that helps them cool down, but when they’re breathing 95 degree air with 95 percent humidity, that’s not going to cool them off, so then they breathe faster and that cycle gets worse,” Nancy Welborn, a vet and professor with LSU Vet Med School, said.
The best puppy foods in 2025, with advice from vets
Business Insider online
2025-03-26
Bringing a new puppy into your home is an exciting yet sometimes overwhelming affair, from choosing one of the best puppy foods to keeping up with your little one's antics. Both dry and wet puppy foods are specially formulated to meet the nutritional needs of young dogs, who require a lot of energy to support their physical and cognitive growth. In fact, Dr. Nancy Welborn, a veterinarian and associate professor of community practice at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, recommends feeding puppies three to four meals a day.
What are the symptoms of the mysterious dog illness to watch out for?
WAFB 9 tv
2023-12-11
Dr. Nancy Welborn with LSU Vet Med explains the similarities and differences between symptoms of this new chronic respiratory illness and other viruses.
More space for vets and pets: New 40,000-foot veterinary clinic opens at LSU
The Advocate online
2022-07-02
Nancy Welborn, associate professor of community practice, or primary care, at Vet Med, said that she’s glad to have more space for the community practice service. It’s one of the newer programs, but grew quickly.
Articles
Differences in Sleep Quality and Sleepiness among Veterinary Medical Students at Multiple Institutions Before and After the Pandemic Induced Transition to Online Learning
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education2024
Poor sleep health has been previously documented in veterinary medical students. However, it is not known how universal or widespread this problem is. This study evaluated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores to measure sleep health among students at seven colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States (US). Inadvertently, the transition to online only learning due to the global COVID-19 pandemic was also captured. Veterinary students were found to have universally poor sleep quality and high daytime sleepiness. The transition to online only learning appeared to have little impact on sleep quality, but improved daytime sleepiness scores were observed. The findings suggest poor sleep health is common among veterinary medical students at multiple institutions in the US and that further investigation is necessary.
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