Justine is a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology at the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland (UQ). Justine graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1996 from UQ and after working in veterinary practice for a number of years undertook a PhD investigating the epidemiology and basis of fluoroquinolone resistance in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Enterobacter spp. isolated from companion animals. Justine is passionate about teaching and became a Senior Higher Education Academy Fellow in 2019. In her teaching she encourages critical and independent thinking, fosters clinical reasoning skills and eLearning pedagogies. Her research spans the fields of veterinary microbiology and molecular biology and includes antimicrobial resistance and stewardship; infection control and diagnostics, the development and use of novel therapies and probiotics; infectious diseases and microbiota of wildlife and production and companion animals.