Dr. Leonie Jacobs is an associate professor in the School of Animal Sciences at Virginia Tech, USA. She completed her PhD studies in Veterinary Sciences at Ghent University in Belgium and her MS studies at Wageningen University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. As part of her extension efforts, she co-founded the Poultry Extension Collaborative (PEC) in 2020 together with poultry experts from three other US universities. Her current research includes identifying measures for positive welfare status in poultry; applying vegetation in pasture-based broiler production; pain recognition, pain management, and consumer interest in swine production; and the welfare of cultured trout.