Dr. Rakhshandeh is an expert in monogastric (simple stomach) animals. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in the field of monogastric nutrition at Azad University, and his Ph.D. in nutritional immunology from the University of Guelph, Canada. He is a is a member of various professional societies, including the American Society of Animal Science, the American Society of Nutrition, and the Canadian Society of Animal Science. Before joining academia as a researcher and educator, Dr. Rakhshandeh worked in the animal industry for more than seven years where he oversaw nutritional research, least-cost feed/food formulation, and quality control efforts. As an academic, he has taught animal nutrition to myriad students at the undergraduate and graduate levels at several higher education institutions in Canada and the US. His research focuses on the nutrient utilization and digestive physiology of animals, as influenced by various stressors. Dr. Rakhshandeh has published over 60 scientific abstracts, short papers, book chapters, and peer-reviewed animal nutrition and digestive physiology articles. He is currently a faculty member of Unity Environmental University, where he teaches Animal Nutrition and Nutrition of Dogs and Cats to pre-veterinarian and animal science students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is also the co-owner of Pet Wants Lubbock.
