Department of Preventive Medicine

Elizabeth A. Tolley, Ph.D.

Professor

66 N. Pauline Street, Suite 633
Memphis TN 38163
901-448-5900
btolley@utmem.edu

Education/Training:

• Bachelor of Science: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, September, 1967-June, 1970; B.S. in Animal Science, June, 1970.
• Master of Science: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, September, 1970-August, 1972; M.S. in Animal Science, with major in Animal Breeding and Genetics and minor in Physiology, June, 1973. Major professor: J.A. Gaines. Thesis: Heterosis from crosses among British breeds of beef cattle: Performance of the crossbred calf to weaning.
• Doctor of Philosophy: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, September, 1977-December, 1981; Ph.D. in Animal Breeding and Genetics, with co-majors in Statistics and Physiology, December, 1981. Major professors: T.J. Marlowe and D.R. Notter. Dissertation: Heritability and repeatability of speed for two- and three-year-old Standardbred racehorses.
• Postgraduate Training: Research Associate (Postdoctoral), North Carolina State University, Department of Animal Science, April, 1982-October, 1984. Collaborating departments: Statistics, Animal Science, and Crop Science. Advisor: Thomas Johnson, Professor, Departments of Statistics, and Business and Economics.

Research/Grants:

Molecular Mechanisms of Cholesterol Absorption — Biostatistical Core
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis — Center for ARDS Research
Long Term Evaluation of Survivors of ARDS and Sepsis
Posttransplant Quality of Life Intervention Study

Interests:

Causal Modeling of Physiological and Pathophysiological Processes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sepsis and Septic Shock
Quality of Life

Comments:

Dr. Tolley is a licensed animal evaluator for the Pet Partners Program of the Delta Society. As such, she screens animal-handler teams, primarily composed dogs or cats and their human partners, using the Pet Partners Skills Test and the Pet Partners Aptitude Test. In the Memphis and Nashville areas, more than twenty teams (screened by her) are ready to actively work in the health care field in animal-assisted activities or animal-assisted therapy. For more information on the Pet Partners Program, please consult the Delta Society's website.

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