David Scott McVey is currently a Professor and the Director of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and is responsible for oversight of the research, teaching, and extension/outreach programs, including management of the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center (NVDC), the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine (PPVM), a joint DVM program with Iowa State University and, the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC).  He is also the Associate Dean for the Iowa/Nebraska Program for Veterinary Medicine. He was previously the Center Director for the USDA ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research in Manhattan, Kansas (2016 - 2020) and the Research Leader for the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit (2011 - 2016). His research interests include comparative immunology of infectious diseases, vector transmission of arboviruses, and associated control measures.