Mariah Zeigler, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

Midwestern University

Dr. Mariah K. Zeigler is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Midwestern University.  She supports the delivery of the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree program at Midwestern University’s Glendale, AZ and Downers Grove, IL campuses and provides guest lectures in other Midwestern University healthcare professional programs and holds a Joint appointment with both the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM). She directs four core courses in the M.P.H. Program addressing diverse topics such as  climate change, ecosystem stability, public health and health systems, environmental and occupational health, and public health emergency preparedness.  Dr. Zeigler earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Bio-Science with Honors in Veterinary Science from The Pennsylvania State University in 2005 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. In 2007, Dr. Zeigler was the recipient of a United States Air Force Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) scholarship. After graduating from veterinary school, she served in the United States Air Force as a Public Health Officer. Following honorable separation in 2013, Dr. Zeigler practiced companion animal medicine while completing her M.P.H. for Practicing Veterinarians from the University of Iowa. She earned her M.P.H. in 2017 and became a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine that same year.  In addition to directing and teaching courses in the M.P.H. program, she regularly teaches in the CVM and in AZCOM. Dr. Zeigler joined the faculty at Midwestern University in 2020.