Teaching Instructor
Bartlett Hall 201
Phone: 848-932-3759
Email: susan.becker@rutgers.edu
Research
My current studies focus on the endocrine regulation of reproductive behavior in goats.
Experience
| Title | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Instructor | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 2014 - present |
| Research Assistant | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 1991 - 2014 |
| Manager of White-tailed Deer Herd | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 2001 - 2011 |
| Manager of Equine Research Facility/Senior Laboratory Technician | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 1986 - 1991 |
| Coadjunct Professor | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 1988 |
| Manager of Equine Research Facility/ Research Assistant | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 1984 - 1986 |
Education
| Degree | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| M.S. | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 1992 |
| B.S. | Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University | 1985 |
Publications
Becker SE, Enright WJ, Katz LS, 1999. Active immunization against gonadotropin-releasing hormone in female white-tailed deer. Zoo Biology 18:385-396.
Becker SE, Katz LS, 1997. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs or active immunization against GnRH to control fertility in wildlife. In: Kreeger TJ, technical coordinator. Contraception in wildlife management. Tech. Bull. 1853. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, pp.11-19.
Becker SE, Katz LS, 1995. Effect of dose and route of administration of a GnRH agonist on serum LH concentrations in white-tailed deer. Small Ruminant Research 18:145-150.
Becker SE, Katz LS, 1994. Effects of exogenous prostaglandin-F2a (PGF2a) on pregnancy status in white-tailed deer. Zoo Biology 13:315-323.
Johnson AL, Becker SE, 1993. Hormonal control of ovulation in the mare. Animal Reproduction Science 33:209-226.
Becker SE, Johnson AL, 1992. Effects of GnRH infused in a pulsatile versus continuous fashion on serum gonadotropin concentrations and ovulation in the mare. Journal of Animal Science 70:1208-1215.
Becker SE, Johnson AL, 1990. Failure of metoclopramide-induced acute hyperprolactinemia to affect time of ovulation or spontaneous luteolysis in the cycling mare. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 10:275-279.
Johnson AL, Becker SE, Roma ML, 1988. Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and prostaglandin F-2a on corpus luteum function and timing of the subsequent ovulation in the mare. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 83:545-551.
Johnson AL, Becker SE, 1988. Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) treatment to induce multiple ovulations in the anestrous mare. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 8:130-135.
Johnson AL, Becker SE, 1987. Effects of physiologic and pharmacologic agents on serum prolactin concentrations in the nonpregnant mare. Journal of Animal Science 65:1292-1297.