Craig Wilkinson, DVM

About

If you are looking for the University Veterinarian at the University of Alberta, contact Dr. Kerri Nielsen. 

I am now retired from the University of Alberta as of July 2026, but I continue to guest lecture and provide laboratory animal veterinary consulting to several institutions, and I currently serve on the Board of the Canadian Council on Animal Care. 

In my spare time I enjoy the outdoors with my family, including hiking, skiing and photography (Instagram: @craigwyeg). 

Research

I do not have my own research program and do not accept graduate students.

Teaching

Teaching areas have included broad areas of animal health, animal welfare, animal behaviour, zoonotic diseases, One Health, and the ethics of animal use in research.

Current Teaching:

Guest Lectures in:

AN SC 100: Introduction to Animal Health Science 

AN SC 378: Companion Animal Behaviour. Lecture on Disease Behaviour.

Teaching Awards and Recognition:

NACTA Teacher Fellow, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, June 2010.

University of Alberta President's Achievement Award - "Dare to Discover" Team Member. "Heifer in Your Tank Program" for AN SC 200 course, 2009.

Faculty of ALES Teacher of the Year, Teaching Wall of Fame. 2009/10, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17.