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Dr. Lovercamp joined the agriculture department faculty as an assistant professor of agriculture in 2009. His primary responsibilities include teaching and research in the area of animal science, with a focus on porcine reproductive physiology. Dr. Lovercamp grew up on his family’s production livestock and grain farm in west-central Missouri. Following the completion of his undergraduate degree at Central Missouri State University (now UCM), Dr. Lovercamp pursued graduate degrees at the University of Missouri – Columbia (M.S.) and North Carolina State University (Ph.D.). Dr. Lovercamp’s research seeks to identify seminal components which affect male fecundity and develop diagnostic tools to aid in determination of a male’s potential fertility.

Education:

• 2002: B.S. in Agriculture Technology-Animal Science at Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
• 2004: M.S. in Animal Science with a focus on swine reproductive physiology at the University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO
• 2009: Ph.D. in Animal Science with a focus on swine reproductive physiology at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC   

Courses taught:

• AGRI 1420 - Introduction to Animal Science
• AGRI 2425 - Introduction to Animal Production
• AGRI 3410 - Animal Breeding
• AGRI 3415 - Meat Science
• AGRI 3420 - Animal Nutrition
• AGRI 3810 - Internship in Agriculture
• AGRI 4410 - General Veterinary Science
• AGRI 4415 - Reproduction in Farm Animals
• AGRI 4440 - Advanced Beef Cattle and Swine Production
• AGRI 5000 - Advanced Readings in Animal Science
• AGRI 5415 - Advanced Animal Science
• AGRI 5445 - Advanced Beef Cattle and Swine Production
• AGRI 5800 - Research Problems in Agriculture

Papers/Abstracts/Presentations:

• Faltas, S.S., C. Nguyen, M.L. Burns, A.M. Petty, L.E. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp, A.T. Desaulniers. 2022. The effect of corncob bedding on murine testis composition. UNL Undergraduate Research Fair.
• Nguyen, C., S.S. Faltas, M.L. Burns, A.M. Petty, L.E. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp, A.T. Desaulniers. 2022. Leydig cell metrics in male mice exposed to environmental phytoestrogens during reproductive development. UNL Undergraduate Research Fair.
• Burns, M.L., A.M. Petty, L.K. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2021. Corn-cob bedding impairs the development and long-term function of murine testes. Gilbert S. Greenwald Symposium on Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine. Virtual Flash Talk.
• Burns, M.L., A.M. Petty, L.K. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2021. Exposure to corn-cob bedding during pubertal development impairs testosterone secretion and seminal vesicle development in male mice. 25th Annual MKN McNair Heartland Research Conference. Kansas City, MO.
• Burns, M.L., A.M. Petty, L.K. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2021. Effects of corn-cob bedding on murine testis development and function. UCM McNair Symposium. Warrensburg, MO.
• Petty, A.M., K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2020. Elucidating steroidogenesis in the neonatal boar. Gilbert S. Greenwald Symposium on Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine. Virtual Flash Talk.
• Ebrecht, M.A., B.R. White, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2020. Effects of Exogenous GnRH-II Treatment on Motility of Porcine Spermatozoa. UCM Undergraduate Research Fair. Warrensburg, MO. Oral Presentation. *Abstract accepted but presentation canceled due to COVID-19.
• Ebrecht, M.A., A.T. Desaulniers and K.W. Lovercamp. 2019. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-II (GnRH-II) on boar sperm quality when stored in a long-term semen extender. 23rd Annual MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference. Kansas City, MO. Oral Presentation.
• Ebrecht, M.A., A.T. Desaulniers and K.W. Lovercamp. 2019. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-II (GnRH-II) on boar sperm quality when stored in a long-term semen extender. UCM McNair Scholars Research Symposium. Warrensburg, MO. Oral Presentation.
• Hill, M., and Lovercamp, K.W. 2018. Effect of rotating boar sperm post-collection on sperm quality. UCM Undergraduate Research Scholar’s  Symposium. Provost Panel Award recipient.
• Lovercamp, K.W. and Giri, A. 2018. Effect of collecting boar semen into warmed semen extender on sperm quality post-collection. Transactions (Missouri Academy of Sciences). Volume 47 (2019), pp. 13–17 Published online June 25, 2019.
• Walker, E., Lancaster, S., Webb, G., Lovercamp, K., Barr, R. and Larson, A. 2018. Exploring the intrinsic motivation of students on a sustainable agriculture tour class. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) journal. Volume 62 – Number 4, December 2018.
• Stewart, K. and Lovercamp K. 2017. Increased training frequency improves boar collection. National Hog Farmer magazine. Online access: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/animal-health/increased-training-frequency-improves-boar-collection.