Sandy Johnson was raised on a diversified livestock farm north of Blair,
Nebraska. An active 4-Her, her projects included cattle, swine, sheep
and horses. She received a B.S. degree in Animal Science from the
University of Nebraska in 1982 and a M.S. degree in Reproductive
Physiology from the University of Missouri in 1984. A deep
appreciation for applied integrated research was developed during three
years spent working as a research technician at the University of
Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte. A
move to West Virginia was made to pursue a Ph.D. Her dissertation
examined the role of the follicle in the formation of short-lived
corpora lutea in postpartum beef cows. Sandy received a Ph.D. degree
from West Virginia University in Reproductive Physiology in 1991 and
continued there as a post doctoral fellow until 1993. She held a
teaching position at Fort Hays State University before beginning her
current position in October of 1998 as Extension Livestock Specialist at
the Northwest Research and Extension Center in Colby.

Sandy is a member of the North Central Region Bovine Reproductive Task
Force which has hosted the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef
Cattle Workshops, updated the Estrous Synchronization Planner and
organized the Beef Cattle Reproduction Leadership Team. All efforts are
aimed at promoting wider adoption of reproductive technologies among
cow-calf producers and to educate cow-calf producers in management
considerations that will increase the likelihood of successful AI
breeding. Her research interests include the areas of estrous
synchronization, costs of breeding systems and cow/calf management.