Gemma Tamsin Camacho Penhorwood

Career Overview

I joined Hartpury as a teaching assistant in 2019 in the Animal department whilst studying for my MRes in Equestrian Performance, and became a full-time member of staff in 2021. I have taught across Animal, Agriculture and Equine, as well as some Sports students.

I have now made the move to being a full-time student, as I am taking on the PhD studentship in Equine as of Jan 2024.

Teaching and supervision

I lead 6 modules across 4 departments:

L3 Foundation Animal Studies
L3 Foundation Biological Principles
L4 Animal Genetics
L4 Managing Equine Wellbeing
L5 Professional Practice Portfolio
L5 Professional Practice Project

I am on the teaching team on the following:

L4 Intro to Livestock Science
L4 Skills Development for Agriculture
L4 Sustainable Agriculture
L5 Animals in Education
L6 Wildlife Conservation in Captivity

I have guest lectures in:

L5 Managing Animal Wellbeing
L4 Equine Genetics

As well as supervise students for undergrad dissertations.

Research interests

My research interests are Genetics and Paralympic dressage classification.

I have recently published a collaborative paper with the FEI (International Governing Body of equestrian sport) and UCLAN looking to evidence the classification system of para-dressage athletes, alongside colleagues in the sport and equine departments.
DOI: 10.3390/ani13172785

Additionally, I am on the organisation committee for the International Society for Anthrozoology Conference 2024, hosted at Hartpury.

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