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Jessica Cobos
- Ph.D. Student, Senior Training Specialist
- Email:
- jcobos@tamu.edu
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Animal Science, Angelo State University
- M.S. Animal Science, Angelo State University
- Graduate Education
- Currently Pursuing - Ph.D. Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University
Areas of Expertise
- High-Containment Laboratory Training
- Training Curriculum Development
- Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL)
- Animal Welfare & Health Management
- Organizational Leadership
Professional Summary
Jessica is a Training Specialist at the Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) at Texas A&M University, where she leads training programs for staff, researchers, and interns in high-containment labs (BSL-3, BSL-3 Ag, and ABSL-3). She develops curricula to ensure biosafety compliance and foster team collaboration. Jessica is also pursuing a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, focusing on professional quality of life (ProQOL) in lab animal care. Her research explores how job demands and resources affect staff well-being, including compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress, with the goal of improving organizational culture in high-stress environments.