Courtnay Baskerville is the current Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology Degree at the University of Adelaide. Courtnay has a Certificate II in Equine Studies, an Undergraduate Degree with Honours in Biomedical Science and a PhD investigating equine laminitis from the University of Melbourne. Courtnay also has a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and has been teaching into Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing/Technology (BVN/T) programs in Australia since 2016. Courtnay worked as an equine veterinary nurse in clinical practice in Ireland and Australia from 2002 - 2010 in neonatal/intensive care and emergency and critical care (ECC), surgery and scintigraphy. She also has vast experience in equine breeding and management and veterinary clinical pathology. Whilst undertaking her PhD, Courtnay moved into a small animal ECC veterinary nurse/receptionist role in 2013 at The University of Melbourne, and stayed in this role until April 2020. Courtnay currently teaches communications for Veterinary Technology students and has worked with many organisations, university departments and individuals to embed inclusive communication practices into curriculum design for BVN/T programs within Australia. Courtnay has numerous research areas of interest which include the role of VN/Ts in community focussed veterinary care, evidence-based practice for VN/Ts, interprofessional communications, BVN/T education and curriculum design and the nursing care of equine patients.