Dr. Marie Hopfensperger is a board-certified veterinary behaviorist whose areas of clinical expertise include sedation of fearful and fractious companion animals, behavioral pharmacology, canine and feline aggression, and feline inappropriate urination. Dr. Hopfensperger received her DVM degree from Michigan State University and MBA from Central Michigan University. She served as an assistant professor at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine for more than a decade and was honored to have been named MSU’s Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher of the Year in 2021. Dr. Hopfensperger was the first veterinarian ever to be selected as Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellow.