Dr. Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson is a Veterinarian, Field Epidemiologist, and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a Carnegie and ECRL fellow. She holds a DVM (Havana), an MPhil in Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control (Legon, Ghana), a PhD in Veterinary Clinical Studies (Nairobi), and a postdoc (University of Pretoria). She was the Municipal Veterinary Officer of Cape Coast (Ghana) for many years prior to joining academia in 2012. Her research interest is in Zoonoses, with current emphases on Rift Valley fever, Marburg, Brucellosis, and Q fever at the livestock/human/wildlife interface. She is a member of the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Alumni Network of Ghana, Ghana Veterinary Medical Association, Ghana Public Heath Association and University Teachers Association of Ghana.